Republican Romans Blog

[Scotty]

After managing to borrow the Hannibal book from John today I have manged to have a decent read of the romans and have a rough idea what I'll try. I will of course develop it as i play more.

I will also read up on my opponents to get a good idea of tatics to wipe the floor with them both

SO far my list is

Army General, (Large) shield, Light armour 151pts (May have horse free) +1pt
Army Battle Standard Bearer, (Large) shield, light armour 86pts (May have horse free) +1pt

Not too sure if to have these guys on horse as mobile support for LD

16 Raw Hastati, Light armour or drilled, full command 144pts
16 Raw Hastati, Light armour or drilled, full command 144pts
16 Raw Hastati, Light armour or drilled, full command 144pts
16 Princips, Light armour, pilums, full command 176pts
16 Princips, Light armour, pilums, full command 176pts
16 Triari, Light armour, full command 240pts

20 Italian Spearmen, large shields, full command 175pts
10 Italian Cavalry, light armour, full command 185pts

9 Velite 63pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Syracuse Skirmishers 45pts

1851pts

[Sedge]

so that adds up to 2114 points?

[Jonny H]

Might be worth fiddling with the list to get your cavalry to 9 - that way they'll need to lose 3 for a panic rather than 2.

Also is it really worth having 4 characters? When you weigh up what they actually give you to what they cost. If you stick you gaffa in the middle of you line with the Army Standard you should get the same effect.

[Scotty]

I put the tribunes in to make two of my units drilled and stubborn, in the long turn making it cheaper by 8 pts and its a bit more combat punch.

[Sedge]

what do drilled and stubborn do in WAB?

[Toby]

Unless it's a special rule for Romans, characters dont transfer abilities to units, they've only got Stubborn themselves to stop them running away if in a Stubborn unit!

Stubborn = Ignore first break test in each combat, if auto broken by warband/fear 4+ says you stay
Drilled = LD test to take no impact hits from chariots + elephant attacks, plus some movement benefits


You also need to make sure you can carry a large shield while mounted.

[Scotty]

You also need to make sure you can carry a large shield while mounted.

That's why I have added +1pt and horse in brackets as it would drop down to a shield instead.

[Jonny H]

how many attacks does a tribune have?

I would adjust your units to 18 strong units, 6 wide 3 deep. It'll give you more attacks and will be cheaper.

[Scotty]

I've got this now after some more reading, advice and what I want them to actually do.

Army General, (Large) shield, Light armour 151pts (May have horse free) +1pt
Army Battle Standard Bearer, (Large) shield, light armour 86pts (May have horse free) +1pt

18 Hastati, Light armour, full command 187pts
18 Hastati, Light armour, full command 187pts
18 Hastati, Light armour, full command 187pts
16 Princips, Light armour, pilums, Drilled, full command 208pts
16 Princips, Light armour, pilums, Drilled, full command 208pts
16Triari, Light armour, full command 240pts

12 Italian Cavalry, light armour, full command 219pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Velite 63pts
9 Cretan Archers 90pts

1998pts

[Jonny H]

I still advise going with 18 strong units. Larger frontage for you to get more attacks especially with your pilum armed troops.