Slitherine

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Rise of Rome:

Page 43 - Later Seleucid
Page 44 - Later Ptolemaic

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

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!!!

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.

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!

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 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.

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

Cheers that's useful

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 "

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

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

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

regards

thefrenchjester " Camel trophy "