More Mid Republican Romans

One of the cool things about FoG that was never reflected in Tactica (another rule set popular in the '80s) was the baggage camp.  The Romans being who they were used fortified camps.  FoG allows you a 40mm x 80mm area to represent this.  I ordered the Roman Fort and tents from Baeuda.  The small area allowed some parts of it to fit quite nicely in this camp stand.

 

It looks empty so posed in context and populated with some units will breathe some life to this plain camp.  Here's the camp manned and guarded by Italian Allies with Numidian elephants (which are still one of my favorite ancient units) and Light Cavalry.

Meanwhile two squadrons of the Equites ride by in column on the way to the battle line.

And let's not forget the generals: Consul Scipio Africanus and his two subordinate commanders: Crismus Bonus and Nefarious Perpus.

100 Years War French circa 1415 for FoG

Here's my other Field of Glory (FoG) army that finally saw action recently.  The following shots were of a practice battle fought against Andy's English 'War of the Roses' Yorkists. 

My Generals complete with the famed Oriflamme flag (red).

The flower or the French nobility: Knights charging!

Mercenary Genoese crossbowmen with the sword wielding Brigans beyond raring for a fight.  Forgive the focus.  Still trying to get a hang of the darn macro feature.

The rest of my French foot in battle formation.  Baggage camp (subbing my fortified Roman Camp while my French camp is still on my work table) guarded by peasant rabble beyond (top of photo) - what else are they good for?

Bird's eyeview.  English in black.

Sometime later I finally got the camp done. Here's the rabble: the French dregs and assorted farmers along with monks guarding the camp and baggage train.

Ideally the camp should be located on high ground.  "Hey, Ewe, get outta the camp!"

And of course the King, his nobles and bodyguard surveying the battle.

Teaser and a break from Modern: Mid Republican Romans for FoG

Awhile ago (make that 2 years ago and some change) I got into Ancients again.  At that time FoG was a highly anticipated rules set to be published by Osprey and replete w/a plethora of recycled images from Osprey's extensive library.  

Since I use to play Tactica back in the day as my intro to Ancients and Medieval periods I thought I'd give it another try.

Here's a few shots of my Mid Republican Roman's (Scipio Africanus' army).

My Triarii (blue shields) w/ Numidian elephants and the Hastatii (green shields) in the foreground.

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Foreground: Hastati, background: Triarii

Hastati

Spanish Scutarii (allies) from Corvus Belli

Italian Allies Pedites Extraordinarii (white shields)
next to my Spanish with the Cretan archers in white tunics screening the front

The important but brittle Velites with the ubiquitous wolf's head

More to follow...