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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian01 Aug 2012 7:44 a.m. PST

Gamers may be surprised to find that Legio Wargames' Comitatus provides no army lists, although it does provide an example of the Roman army at Chalons 451A.D.

However, it looks to me that if you know the basics about your chosen army, or have access to army lists for other game systems, it should not be difficult to come up with an army for Comitatus.

There are five troop types, each with several sub-types:

Light infantry – skirmishers, archers, crossbowmen, javelinmen, armed rabble

Heavy infantry – shock infantry, Roman infantry, shieldwall infantry, spearmen, spear & bow

Light cavalry – light javelin cavalry, light horse archers, mounted infantry

Heavy cavalry – heavy horse archers, heavy javelin cavalry, lance & bow cavalry, shock cavalry, knights, cataphracts

Special troops – artillery, elephants, wagons

Heavy infantry can be fielded as full-strength or half-strength.

A unit may be classed as "armored" if it is more armored than the usual case for its troop type. Cavalry with armored riders but unarmored mounts can be "partial armor."

Training and experience is ranked from A to C. Morale is ranked from -1 to +2.

A unit generally consists of two to four elements. Units are then combined into commands, each with a commander. If there are allies, they may be in one or more contingents, grouped into commands and with an over-all commander. The entire force is led by a supreme commander, the General.

Note that each leader comes with his own bodyguard unit of 1-4 elements, the comitatus.

John Leahy Sponsoring Member of TMP01 Aug 2012 9:03 a.m. PST

There are also several scenarios at their website for the rules.

Thanks,

John

Dave Crowell01 Aug 2012 12:23 p.m. PST

No army lists is no big deal for me. As long as there are good rules for unit types and troop performance.

I can find references to what proportion of what troop types were in a given a battle with a little digging. For scenario design it is almost a given that the army list will be deviated from anyway.

smacdowall01 Aug 2012 2:22 p.m. PST

I have to admit I have a bit of an allergy against army lists as they can become a straight jacket. I would much rather players make their own interpretation based on their research and understanding of the historical period they are interested in.
As John says I have produced several scenarios to support Comitatus which give an idea as to how different armies can be interpreted under the rules and more will be coming. I will aim to cover all periods covered by the rules.
The first of these scenarios can be downloaded at link
Simon

Oh Bugger01 Aug 2012 2:57 p.m. PST

That's handy info' Bill.

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