Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

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Has anyone had much luck with taking a limited number of knights,
matched with more serious support troops, and using the knights as a
force multiplier for these troops?

I typically choose Knights last when writing lists. It is the supporting
troops that make the difference between a good and a great list. I like to
make sure that my list is at least competitive against most likely
opponents.

I regularly run Hohenstaffen partially because I am interested in this
period of history. Additionally in game terms because of the mix of troops
available. It allows regular horse archers, shielded regular light
infantry, regular loose formation archers and moogs. The knights however,
are not ideal. They are Irreg B, EHK; Reg C SHK and Irreg B HK. On balance
it is the synergy created by the combination of troops that makes this a
good army; rather than the strength of the knights. I believe that a
balanced army is much more likely to succeed than a list designed around 1
or 2 'gun' troop types.

It is worth noting that there are only so many troops that Knights beat
easily. They struggle against elephants, pike, other knights, good quality
spearmen, skirmishing cavalry armies. With a mixed or balanced list, these
troops can be tackled with the supporting cast leaving the knights free to
pick juicy targets.

Knights (in knight heavy armies) spend much of their time baby-sitting
other troops. For example charging off superior light troops. An army with
supporting troops to carry out this role not only frees up the knights,
but also has the ability to kill enemy lights.


Paul Collins.

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