List of Armies With Camels

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:15 am

For updating the tactical tips thread entry on Exotic Troops - Camels.

Anyone care enough about Camels to have a list on hand of which armies field some? Following are the complete entries I have so far.

Rise of Rome:
(I:p59 Rise) Hatran Allies - 0-4 Heavily Armoured, Superior Undrilled Lancers/Swordsmen Cataphract Camelry
(I:p60 Rise) Early Arab Allies - 0-8 Unprotected Poor Undrilled Bow Swordsmen Camelry

Decline and Fall:
(VII: p26 Decline) Christian Nubian - 0-24 Protected Average or Poor Undrilled Light Spear Camelry
(VII: p35 Decline) Arab Conquest - 0-4 Unprotected Superior or Average Undrilled Bow Camelry

Thanks,

Mike

HannibalBarca · Post by **HannibalBarca** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:10 am

Immortal Fire:
(III:p15) Early Achaemenid Persians - 0-4 Unprotected, Poor, Undrilled Bow Camelry
(or 4-6 Protected, Poor, Undrilled Bow Swordsmen Camelry for Cyrus' Lydian campaign)
(III:p49) Early Successor - 0-4 Unprotected Poor Undrilled Bow Swordsmen Camelry

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:49 am

Indeed not many as I tried to find homes for all my old Camel-riders.

I think the writers may have forgotten about people out here with Camel fetishes.

Terry

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:14 am

Don't worry we have something lined up for all you camel fanciers out there ...

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:57 am

nikgaukroger wrote:Don't worry we have something lined up for all you camel fanciers out there ...

Good because using my Camelry as Jund Cavalry while banging 2 Coconut Shells together is not going to fool my mates into believing them to be Horses forever.

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:25 am

nikgaukroger wrote:Don't worry we have something lined up for all you camel fanciers out there ...

Hmm, that's concerning... that there are fanciers of camels in the wargaming sphere.

Ian

MadBanker · Post by **MadBanker** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:46 am

Rise of Rome:

Page 43 - Later Seleucid
Page 44 - Later Ptolemaic

can have 0-4 Arab Camelry: Camelry, Unprotected, Poor, Undrilled, Bow, Swordsmen.

gozerius · Post by **gozerius** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:49 am

Hmm, that's concerning... that there are fanciers of camels in the wargaming sphere.

Ian

You fool!!! You're supposed to ride the camel into town!!!

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:56 am

gozerius wrote:
Hmm, that's concerning... that there are fanciers of camels in the wargaming sphere.

Ian

You fool!!! You're supposed to ride the camel into town!!!

Yes, I love that joke.

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:31 am

Camelogue

The 10 Camel corps in Books I - VIII (to be included at Tactical Tip 954 later this month):

Rise of Rome:
I: p43 - Later Seleucid Arab Camelry: 0-4 Unprot Poor Und Bow Swordsmen.
I: p44 - Later Ptolemaic Arab Camelry: 0-4 Unprot Poor Und Bow Swordsmen
I: p59 - Hatran Allies Camelphracts! 0-4 HArm Sup Und Lancers Swordsmen (see Parthians)
I: p60 - Early Arab Allies: 0-8 Unprot Poor Und Bow Swordsmen (see Palmyrans, various Romans)

Immortal Fire:
III: p15 - Early Achaemenid Arab Camelry: 0-4 Unprot Poor Und Bow
III: p16 - - Improvised Camelry (Cyrus in Lydia) 4-6 Prot Poor Und Bow Swordsmen
III: p49 - Early Successor Arab Camelry: 0-4 Unprot Poor Und Bow Swordsmen

Decline and Fall:
VII: p27 - Christian Nubian and Beja Camel Riders: 0-24 Prot Avg/Poor Und LtSp
VII: p35 - Arab Conquest Camel Scouts:- 0-4 Unprot Sup/Avg Und Bow
VII: p35 - - Disguised Camels in 636: 0-4 Prot Poor Und

Note: Bedouin Dynasties in Syria and Iraq do not field Camelry. High hopes for Tuareg list to be done (listed as ally for Early North African Dynasties VII: p55), list to be done.

Thanks for your entries!

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:22 pm

On the subject of Camels how big are they in real life? I kind of assumed pretty much like horses with humps but the 15mm ones I just got from Irregular completely dwarf the cavalry, and infantry doesn't reach far past their knees.

carlos · Post by **carlos** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:57 pm

Eques wrote:On the subject of Camels how big are they in real life? I kind of assumed pretty much like horses with humps but the 15mm ones I just got from Irregular completely dwarf the cavalry, and infantry doesn't reach far past their knees.

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:24 pm

That's very impressive, Carlos, where did you learn to paint like that lol.

Cheers that's useful

thefrenchjester · Post by **thefrenchjester** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:53 pm

very good stuff , is it painted on a white undercoat ?
the rear plan is really good how could we paint the same , any advice to us ?

regards

thefrenchjester " FOG in the Wilderness of Mirrors "

carlos · Post by **carlos** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:02 pm

He asked how they compare in real life, and I put up a real life picture. Aiming to please.

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:35 am

Eques wrote:On the subject of Camels how big are they in real life?

Well, there was an old woman who was standing at a bus-stop smoking a cigarette. It started to rain and the man standing beside her pulled out a condom, unrolled it, snipped the end off with a pair of scissors rolled it over his cigarette and continued smoking. Hers went out in the rain. She said 'that's a very good idea... where do you get those little rain-coats for cigarettes?'.

He says "well, they are called condoms, you can buy them at any chemist".

The next day she is at the shops and calls into a chemist and asks for a packet of condoms. The man behind the counter asks 'what size do you want?' she replies, "Oh, I don't know, so long as they fit a camel..."

Ian

thefrenchjester · Post by **thefrenchjester** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:51 am

excellent !!!!!!!
ROTFLOL
Iwill ask it in the Circus

regards

thefrenchjester " Camel trophy "

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