> Jan Jero wrote:
>
> >In earlier times (I don't know in the Lunar Empire) heavies and
line
> >infantry was the bulk of the less trained, light infantry was the
> >elite, the professionals and the most expert at warfare.
>
> This is at odds with historical experience. To be heavy infantry,
> one has to have expensive weapons and armour to survive (whereas
> the lights can do with slings and other cheap weapons) and most
> infantry provided their own equipment. Ergo the heavy infantry has
> better status, expertise and professionalism than the light infantry
> does. The truly noble in the Imperial army rode horses or chariots
> instead.
>
> --Peter MetcalfeRe:
Not really
IMHO
for instance it was the state-towns in the greek period (Sparta,
Athen, etc..) which gave the holpites armours and swords to have a
very heavilly armoured infantry.
In the romanan period the veterans were always in second line
(reserve) and so not necessarily more heavilly equiped but I would
say very well equipped (better arnours but light)
8o)
Giorgio