BattleGroups

[whitehorses]

Just a quick query - how are Battlegroups formed?

The rules say that each BG must be of the same armour type, training & quality.
But if an army is very varied across the board, such as the HYW List, then BG's will at the most have 2 per BG, with a lot of 1 BG's.

Is this rule regarding the makeup of BG's written in Tablets of stone or is there a degree of flexibility within that?


Cheers,
Jer[/u]

[hammy]

Just a quick query - how are Battlegroups formed?

The rules say that each BG must be of the same armour type, training & quality.
But if an army is very varied across the board, such as the HYW List, then BG's will at the most have 2 per BG, with a lot of 1 BG's.

Is this rule regarding the makeup of BG's written in Tablets of stone or is there a degree of flexibility within that?


Cheers,
Jer[/u]

I think you have managed to get a bit too much DBM think into your reading of FoG.

Where there are lots of compulsary troop types you end up with lots of BG's each made up of one troop type. A BG is not the same as a DBM command, you will in a HYW army have BG's of longbowmen, BG's of men at arms some of the men at arms BG's will be heavily armoured other whole BG's will be armoured etc.

In a Roman army you will get a BG of legionaries and another of auxilia not two BG's each with some legionaries and some auxilia.

Hope that helps

Hammy

[rbodleyscott]

Just a quick query - how are Battlegroups formed?

The rules say that each BG must be of the same armour type, training & quality.
But if an army is very varied across the board, such as the HYW List, then BG's will at the most have 2 per BG, with a lot of 1 BG's.

Is this rule regarding the makeup of BG's written in Tablets of stone or is there a degree of flexibility within that?


Cheers,
Jer[/u]

Jer,

Are you perhaps confusing battle groups with battle lines?

Each individual battle group has to be homogenous (except where the lists allow a 2/3:1/3 mix or suchlike) but Battle Lines do not have to be homogenous. (Except that mounted cannot form a BL with foot - except LF or elephants).

[whitehorses]

Just a quick query - how are Battlegroups formed?

The rules say that each BG must be of the same armour type, training & quality.
But if an army is very varied across the board, such as the HYW List, then BG's will at the most have 2 per BG, with a lot of 1 BG's.

Is this rule regarding the makeup of BG's written in Tablets of stone or is there a degree of flexibility within that?


Cheers,
Jer[/u]

Jer,

Are you perhaps confusing battle groups with battle lines?

Each individual battle group has to be homogenous (except where the lists allow a 2/3:1/3 mix or suchlike) but Battle Lines do not have to be homogenous. (Except that mounted cannot form a BL with foot - except LF or elephants).

It's on the top of P.97 of the Master copy;
"All Troops in a Battle Group must be of the same quality & training. When a choice of quality & training is given in a list, this allows BattleGroups to differ from each other. It does not permit variety within a Battle Group.
Unless specifically stated otherwise in an armylist all troops in a BattleGroup must be of the same armour class. When a choice of armour class is gtven in a list, this allows BattleGroups to differ from each other. It does not permit variety within a Battle Group."

I understood th to mean that only those troop types with the same armour class, training & quality could be in a BG. Was I in error?
It'd certainly make Battlegroups a lot easier to configure if so


Cheers,
Jer

[rbodleyscott]

I understood this to mean that only those troop types with the same armour class, training & quality could be in a BG. Was I in error?

Not at all, but in that case I don't understand what

But if an army is very varied across the board, such as the HYW List, then BG's will at the most have 2 per BG, with a lot of 1 BG's.

means.