About four years ago I posted the slightly unfinished version of this army but didn't officially list it as a Review. As wargames activities seem to be suspended at the moment I thought it might be a good idea to redress that omission.
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The army in full - Royal Division, Division I Amun, Division II Pre, Division III Sutekh and Division IV Ptah.
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The Royal Division. This started out as just a chariot squadron but expanded slightly as I acquired more figures.
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Division I Amun. Theoretical 'Standard' organisation of my Egyptian Divisions. 1 heavy infantry regiment, 1 medium/light infantry regiment, 1 heavy archer regiment, 1 light archer regiment, 1 scout cavalry squadron and a chariot squadron.
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Division II Pre. Heavy infantry regiment slightly depleted (ie, person I bought them off used a 20 rather than 24 figure unit), light archers replaced by a unit of light javelins.
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Division III Sutekh. Heavy infantry regiment replaced by another light/medium regiment, heavy archers replaced by an LMI unit of light archers, LI archers replaced by a slinger unit. However, does have an 'extra' unit of LMI javelins. For some reason never got round to giving this division a general.
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Division IV Ptah. The 'Foreign' or 'Nubian' Division. Reduced emphasis on spears, lots of Sudanese archers, one fewer chariot in the chariot squadron.
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A great army for a campaign! Against the 'Hittites', presumably?
ReplyDeleteAgainst anybody that gets in the way really - though doubt I'll ever get the whole lot on a battlefield. This is the victory parade after Amun beat off a Kushite invasion: https://easterngarrison.blogspot.com/2019/03/hail-amun.html
DeleteA wonderful looking army.
ReplyDeleteVery nice looking horde. Are they based for 6th edition?
ReplyDeleteYes, in the sense I use my own version oF DBX.
DeleteMarvelous!
ReplyDeleteYou need a trip to the beach so you can do a photoshoot of Pharaoh's whole army crossing the desert.
Somehow I don't think the mudflats on the Wash would do the job. Was in Cromer last weekend but the tide was.
DeleteAn impressive array of Egyptions, I didn't realise they had so much cavalry.
ReplyDeleteThere are models of Egyptian horsemen. They sit quite far back on their horses and I believe that in the early Dynasties they were mainly used as scouts and messengers. My own army probably has more than they should, but the general shortage of cavalry in Egyptian armies I've represented by using them in 6 man units and only one unit per Division.
DeleteA fine looking collection Rob… worthy of a parade.
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thank you. Should do a few more specialised parades/reviews over the summer.
DeleteReally, really impressive—and lovely!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thank you.
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