I'm re-working my Mycenaean army for Hail Caesar and have reached what I think is a more difficult question than the chariot discussion (below).
Should the ordinary Mycenaean infantry be represented as Warbands or Medium Infantry?
By "ordinary" I mean the palace retainers and local contingents, "Defensive Spears" and such types, not elite troops such as the Palace Guard or Myrmidons (I have both of them, too).
On the one hand, Mycenaean society was organised around powerful palaces that could equip and administer armies. Archaeology suggests disciplined, well-equipped warriors rather than tribal mobs.
On the other hand, the heroic ethos and what we think we know of Bronze Age warfare suggest aggressive charges led by aristocratic warriors, which sounds rather like Hail Caesar's Warband characteristics.
I define a warband as an aggressive, more lightly armored melee troop type designed for rapid movement and close-quarters combat. They rely on ferocity over discipline, frequently hitting harder than standard infantry but possessing less staying power than heavy infantry.
So what do you think best represents the battlefield behaviour of most Mycenaean infantry?
Would you class them as Warbands or as Medium Infantry— and, more importantly, why?
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