Slitherine

I am looking at taking a Bosporan army to my first FoG tournament. This will be a big change from the Alexandrian/Successor armies I almost always took to DBM tournaments. I painted my Bosporan army just about the time my daughter was born and knocked me out of wargaming. It has never seen action. I keep telling myself that I am inexperience with FoG and shouldn't care how I do in the tournament. I'm really just looking for any major mistakes that I have made. I have the figures to do the Celts or Greek spear that could go with this list.

1xIC
3xTC
4x4 Cavalry Armored Superior Undrilled Lancer Swordsmen
2x4 Light Horse Unprotected Average Undrilled Bow Swordsmen
1x8 City Militia Medium Foot Armored Average Drilled Light Spear Swordsmen
1x8 Medium Foot Unprotected Average Undrilled Bow
1x6 Light Foot Unprotected Average Undrilled Bow
1x4 Light Foot Unprotected Average Undrilled Bow
1x8 Light Foot Unprotected Average Undrilled Javelins Light Spear
2x6 Thracian Medium Foot Protected Average Undrilled Heavy Weapon
13 Battle Groups 799 points.

I'm thinking of using the Light Horse and Medium Foot Bow to cover an open flank and delay the enemy. The City Militia and Thracians will contest terrain and support the cavalry attack. The Light Foot will either screen the cavalry advance or support either the Light Horse or Medium Foot wings in their efforts. The cavalry will die in a glorious charge, making for a short battle and a quick trip to the bar.

IMO you have one to many BGs of lancers and the MF bow are not really worth it in a Bosphoran army. I would ditch both and get more light horse.

Other than that it looks to be a good list.

Here is one I used to good effect in a round of the Northern League

TC, FC, TC,TC
3 * 4 light horse archers
1 * 8 light foot javelin
2 * 8 light foot bow
1 * 8 light foot sling
3 * 6 light horse archers
2 * 6 armoured drilled medium foot light spear
3 * 4 armoured lancers

If I was cutting down to 800 points I would drop the FC to a TC as he is only there to help flank marches anyway. and probably drop 8 light horse and a few light foot.

Lynda has had quite a bit of success with the Bhosporans,I think the final versionwas something like this
3 x 4 Cv
4 x 4 LH
2 X 6 MF armoured LS sword drilled(these are your best troops in this army)
1 x 6 MF LS undrilled ( essential rear support for the above)
I think 4x6 various LF
IC and 3 TC
Gave Hammy,JD ,Terry and Nik a very hard time in Helsinki
David