Queston about cavalry unit frontage.

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Sinsigel
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Queston about cavalry unit frontage.

#1 Post by Sinsigel »

My current 1K roster has one cavalry unit, including 6 Silver Helms and a Noble on Barded Elven Steed.
Because I deploy them in a singel rank, the unit has a frontage of 7 cavalry units.
Now, I thought about deploying a unit of 7 dragon princes and a noble in 2K army.
However, there was a sort of dilemma, at least that's what I thought.
Frontage of 8 cavalrymen(7 DP and Noble) seemed too wide and too cumbersome, yet just 6 DP, to me, seemed too fragile.
I wouldn't be worrying if I were using Silver Helms, but these DPs boast arrogance even when it comes to their points.
In a 2K game where I would expect less than 10 DPs, how many units in the single rank would suffice?
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Re: Queston about cavalry unit frontage.

#2 Post by MoquaN »

Well, as most infantry units are wide enough for 6 DP's to make base to base contact, I would say 6 in the front rank. And this is also the most common size for them.
Units of 5 can also be used as shock troopers, but don't give them any command except for maybe a musician.
Everything you want to add above 6 is just insurance against ranged attacks so you will be able to have the frontage you want after several losses.

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Re: Queston about cavalry unit frontage.

#3 Post by Musashi »

If you plan on a frontal assault, you could have upto seven models in the front rank.
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