Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[Dave Lauerman]

> served them much better...
> *******
> European medieval "battles", I think not! These standing
regiments
> were organized into divisions called gunds. Capable of sustaining
> campaigns over hundreds of miles, if not thousands...
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Craig
>
> **********
>
Craig-
Great article. Thanks.
I think you are making a bit of a leap calling the
Gunds "standing regiments", thus implying that they were permanently
embodied and organised. I read the same source to say that they were
more traditional, tribal, and clan-based than professional soldiers.
I agree that the feudal model is not exactly correct here. and that
the level of organisation was a good deal higher than in feudal
Europe. OTOH, to imply from this that arms and equipment was uniform
and standarised was a bit of a stretch. Individual troopers were
noblemen in their own right and provided their own horses and
equipment, varying it according to their own lights. It is certainly
true that many attempts were made to enforce minimum requirements
for equipment, surely a superfluous requiremnet in a professional
unit permanently embodied?
Anyway, Sassanids are not cheesy. They are lovely fellows,
mighty warriors finally getting their just due under the rules. Fear
the Sassanids! dave lauerman