> Ian
> >
> The BBC just had a good documentary on Rome at War based on Trajan's
> Column. The explanation of how legionnaries with tower shields and
> short swords beat the phalanx was the Romans use of heavy weapons.
> They used onagers, auxilary archers, slingers and similiar from a
> range to disrupt the enemy phalanx before closing in with the ground
> troops to mop up. The program made the point that the Romans were
> excellent in tactics and combined arms operations. (So lots of heavy
> artillery for those regular lunar troops then).
Alternatively (or additionally), chuck in some sorcerers from the lunar college. Blow things away
from a distance with extra special effects!
Meirion