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Warfare by Time-Unit
Since it is possible for battles to last for days
on end, the unit of time for battles will not be a
round consisting of 3 seconds, but a round consisting
of 30 minutes.
LP: The sum of all Life Points
CA: The average Current Armor of the
warriors
Drive: The average Drive
Sprint: The slowest Sprint speed applies to
the squad
Chapter 18: Warfare
Organization
Different kindoms and races have differing
methods, if any, of organizing their combatants.
This system of warfare will utilize a dominant
method of organization for the sake of consistency.
However, depending on the kingdom and race in
question, organization may be quite different.
Since soldiers and mercenaries are different
occupations, warriors refer to general combatants.
The table below illustrates how warriors are organized
into groups:
# of Warriors Name of Group
10 Squad (or contubernium)
100 Century (10 squads)
1,000 Cohort (10 centuries)
10,000 Legion (10 cohorts)
The use of these differentiations is to separate
types and races of warriors, as well as to allow
for varying tactics (see below).
All warriors in a century, which must consist
of 2-10 squads, are typically unable to fight at
once. However, combinations of infantry are common,
such as a front line of swordsmen who are
reinforced by warriors with polearms. Usually, only
the warriors on the frontline of combat may fight,
which is the first squad. Meanwhile, the duty of the
second squad is to wait for the first squad to die so
they may advance. Most often, the inexperienced
and youngest warriors are placed in front, while the
older and more experienced warriors stand behind
them.
The warriors of each squad share a tent
when on campaign. It is assumed that squads are
comprised of warriors who do not differ from each
other; they are the same race, wear the same armor,
swing the same weapons, etc. The characteristics
of a squad include the following:
Typically, centuries are all comprised of the
same type of as well, such as heavy cavalry, light
cavalry, charioteers, heavy infantry, light infantry, archers,
shield-bearers, slingers, etc.
Officers are trained and educated warriors.
Few armies have officers, but those that do benefit
from organization tend to be significantly more effective.
Very few officers command warriors. The
commanding officer of an army is called a legate.
Below the legate are tribunes. 1 tribune, called a
senior tribune, is in charge of each legion. Beneath
the senior tribune are 5 tribunes, each in charge of
2 cohorts.
Instead of officers, most armies are led by
nobles, who are educated, but often they are untrained
or inexperienced warriors.
As far as demonstrating combat in miniature
scale, it depends on the scale of combat and
the size of your tabletop. It is recommended that a
1” x 1” grid is used, and that 1” represents 1 squad,
or roughly 30’.
Types
Below are discussed the type or function of
warriors within an army. The type of warriors are
arranged alphabetically:
Archer, Crossbow: Archers are trained warriors,
usually either soldiers or mercenaries. This
type of archer specializes with the crossbow and
often has experience with the shortbow. The
shortbowmen with the finest aim are selected to be
crossbowmen, also called arbalestiers. Crossbowmen
are renowned to require very little training, as the
crossbow is one of the easiest weapons to use. Archers
are usually organized into centuries, as explained
below. The common archer wears a
gambeson and uses their crossbow.
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