"Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army" =
by Donald Engels is a good place to start for phalanx armies and =
for most other armies too.
Other works such as "Feeding Mars" and "Supplying War" are useful but =
rather general in tone. The best source of logistical info is to find a
book
relating to the period that approximates a Gloranthan army and use the
info in there. Alas info on the logisitics of such armies is usually
sparse =
and best gained by using modern methods of critical analysis. Even Delbrucks various works do a good job of dispelling the massive army =
myth.
=
>the cost of keeping, general combat tactics. =
Yikes! Large subject. I could dig up a list if anyone is interested, =
>I don't know if there is glorantha-specific info about all this
>but i would be interested to find out. My guesses would be that loskalmi=
is like
>renaissance style english cavalry(before the rifles),
More middle medieval in period I would say. Peter is the fellow to clari=
fy
that =
one for you.
> the lunars would akin to the roman
Nope. The Lunars are far closer to the Seleucid model that they are to t= he
Romans. Their army is very heterogenous, as is their Empire. It has uni=
ts
of vastly varied composition, from hoplites, to phalangites, from Knights=
to
nomads. Strategically they operate much along the Late Imperial Roman
model with garrison forces and strong mobile armies but their actual unit=
s
operate on a much more varied scale of activity at the tactical and even
operational levels.
>, the orlanthi to the celts, picts, vikings etc, =
Saxons, Celts, Vikings etc are useful for the Orlanthi. One good source,= =
recently published is the "Viking Art of War" by Paddy Griffith who is a =
superb analyst of any period he assails. =
>and the nomads by the mongols. =
Again not. The pentans are more Hunnic than Mongol. At the tactical
level there is little difference, but at the operational level, the Mongo=
ls
were far to advanced to be comparable to the Pentans. A good parallel
of Shengs multiracial host would be the combined army of Timur Lenk
in the late Mongol period. "Warriors of the Steppe" is a good source for=
this kind of thing as is the tribes of Europe series, in particular the
book
on the Huns.
>these description gives a good estimate but naturally don't include magi=
c
>in their tactics which can make a huge difference.
The effect of magic on the battlefield is something that has been hotly =
debated. IMO, especially given the HW context, it makes Gloranthan warfa=
re
look superficially like warfare from ancient or medieval times but in
reality it
changes the tactical equation enormously. =
This issue has still to be resolved, although Roderick is doubtless worki=
ng
on it and will come up with a cool and useful answer.
Martin Laurie
End of The Glorantha Digest V6 #621
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