"Marching Roman Army.(huge)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2015 10:11 p.m. PST |
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| monger | 12 Mar 2015 2:16 a.m. PST |
That is just amazing; very inspiring. Could learn a lot from that display. What is the scale of those models? |
| Pauls Bods | 12 Mar 2015 3:01 a.m. PST |
They are 1/72 Art-Miniaturen (metal) Kurtus |
| monger | 12 Mar 2015 4:06 a.m. PST |
Nice. The terrain is impressive as well. Again, very inspiring stuff. K |
| Who asked this joker | 12 Mar 2015 7:12 a.m. PST |
Fantastic. That guy has a LOT of time on his hands! |
TKindred  | 12 Mar 2015 7:24 a.m. PST |
There are any number of wargamers who spend hour upon hour researching an army, it's clothing, weapons, armour, etc, and fail to consider just how BIG the logistics problems those commanders faced. If you consider that an average soldier receives 3 pounds of food a day just to maintain himself, then a 6K man legion needs 18K lbs of food every single day. It actually needs more, since those 6K only include the fighting portion, and not all the staff, slaves, team drivers, etc. AND….. you also need to feed those draft animals. They can graze or work, but not both, and you're going to need about 28lbs of grain per day per animal. This is one of the reasons that routes of advance almost always follow rivers or coastlines. It allows for those staggering amounts of supplies needed to be transported via boats, a much more efficient means of carry large quantities of anything. Those great Roman roads also were done to not only speed the march of troops, but keep wagons carrying essential needs from being caught in mud, soggy areas, etc. It let the Army move men and material in ANY weather, rather than restricting them to the dry seasons. There's an old military adage that is true to it's core: "Amateurs discuss tactics. Professionals discuss logistics." |
| wrgmr1 | 12 Mar 2015 9:01 a.m. PST |
Pretty amazing diorama, love the corduroy road. |
| Who asked this joker | 12 Mar 2015 9:10 a.m. PST |
There's an old military adage that is true to it's core: "Amateurs discuss tactics. Professionals discuss logistics." And since we are talking food as a main supply item, "An army travels on its stomach." |
| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2015 11:44 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys! (smile) Good thread my friedn TKindred! Amicalement
Armand |
| Jcfrog | 12 Mar 2015 4:09 p.m. PST |
Beautiful, and a very good idea. Well thought of details. |
| War In 15MM | 12 Mar 2015 5:31 p.m. PST |
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| dilettante | 12 Mar 2015 7:10 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2015 11:19 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it too boys!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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