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The Armies Gather
Well, I warned everyone it would happen this week. I started this project on Monday. I now have two armies, 300+ units total, set up in a potential battle taking place in the late 2nd Century BCE.
So these “virtual miniatures” are scaled to 25mm (about 1 inch) for infantry units of 10 men each, per TSR Battlesystem 2nd Edition. The map totals 8 feet by 5 feet, with the grid measured at 1″ scale (the picture doesn’t quite capture the whole table.
Each side has just over 150 miniatures, including three commanders. At ten men a piece (for the non-commander pieces) we’re looking at just under 1500 men per side.
A little bit of refreshing on the Battlesystem rules, point up the armies just to make sure all adds up, and this full-scale Ancient Chinese Era battle is ready to throw down, one week after project start.
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The Chu (Blue) Army general, mounted on his warhorse (his piece assumed to also include his adjutants, aides-de-camp, messengers, and assorted staff) with his personal guard of sixty elite heavy infantry warriors with jian swords and shields.
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The peasant levies (required to be in irregular formation) dare not run, not with those medium infantry blade-spear “halberds” at their back.
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The Chu right wing defends the village and the stream crossing, with a battalion of 200 light infantry with pikes, and the Chu second in command to steady the men.
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The Qin (Red) Army center bristles with hundreds of pikes, spears, Chinese dagger-axes, and blade-spear “halberds.”
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The Qin left wing is stacked with a powerful offensive force of medium cavalry, led by one of the Qin generals, supported by double-ranked arches taking partial cover in that wood. If the Qin plan works, a couple volleys of archery might disorder the Chu right wing just before the cavalry charge hits it.
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The Qin commander, fronted by his personal guard of sixty heavy infantry with swords, and more heavy infantry with spears and shields. This guy’s taking no chances.
