Thematic Byzantines list that will be a part of my 2021-2022 Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge starting December.
Initially I tried to go all cavalry but the army looked quite flimsy so I stuck in some heft and staying power with the infantry.
Question- Are the Cavalry units too small? Should they be six bases?
I could drop a unit of Irregular Skirmishers and add Barding to the other unit of Tagmata Heavy Cavalry? This would slow them down but maybe being Drilled they could still steal a march/charge on their opponents?
ARMY: Thematic Byzantine 1000pts
Britcon Profile
No. of Type Equipment A D C Base Upgrade Total ABP
Bases Points Points Points
1 Tagmatic General Horse 2 9 0 0
3 Tagmata Officers Horse 2 2 20 60
6 Tagmata Heavy Cavalry HA/S/Sp/Superior Fighters/Drilled/Veteran 2 8 22 6 162 3
6 Tagmata Heavy Cavalry HA/S/Sp/Superior Fighters/Drilled/Veteran 3 8 22 6 162 3
5 Cataphracts Heavy Armour/Shield/Barding/Kontos 2 8 27 5 160 3
Drilled
6 Themata Spearmen Light Armour/Large Shield/Darts 16 6 132 2
Combined Formation ¼ Archers
6 Themata Spearmen Light Armour/Large Shield/Darts 6 7 16 6 132 2
Combined Formation ¼ Archers
6 Themata Spearmen Light Armour/Large Shield/Darts 6 7 20 6 132 3
Combined Formation ¼ Archers 6 7 20
5 Themata Skirmishers Sling 6 6 7 35 1
Skirmishers
6 Slav Skirmshers Bow 5 4 24 1
Inferior Fighters/Skirmishers
Cmnd Up to 6 4 Total 999
Infantry Up to 50% 45%
& Skirm. AB points 18
Cavalry At least 25% = 41% 32% ABP 8
Special Up to 25% 16% Breaks when lost 8
Allies Up to 25%
