>Yes, I can see your point. I think the thing to recall here is Wall
>Regiment. Were they at some point actually deployed atop physical
>walls? The unit deployment makes perfect sense in that context. I
>think it is the most likely explanation, but I'm afraid I don't know
>the history of the term Wall Regiment...
There used to be ten stone phalanxes which were regarded as the walls of Dara Happa. In the archives of the Glorantha Digest, and probably elsewhere, there's a list of which explains what happened to them all. There aren't that many left.
>Are they combining Phalanx maneuverability and persistence with light
>infantry screening tactics, by which they deploy at the front of the
>other Phalanxes? I think that is possible.
There are separate peltast units such as the Silver Shields to perform that function. For an army as big as the Lunar one the remaining stone phalanxes provide a very small proportion.
>Anyway, I was surprised they were solar worshiping Darra Happans not
>Lunar Regiments, but yes it makes perfect sense now. They are part of
>the Heartland Corps as I recall from Dragon Pass the boardgame? They
>operate alongside the Thuder Delta Slingers, who as I recall are from
>Erigia (?) and Hadrian's Dragoons, is that correct? Is the Heartland
>Corp still an official Lunar Army unit, or is it actually a Vexilla?
>Just idle curiosity
The Heartland Corps is exactly what it says it is, the grouping of regiments from the Lunar Heartlands for the purpose of the invasion of Sartar. It's not a permanent unit - the largest permanent units of the Lunar army are regiments. In a sense it is like a Vexilla but it's a lot bigger - vexilla are made up of several companies or sections from different regiments. I'm not sure what guardians, if anything, the Corps of the Lunar army have. I suspect it's something associated with the general's document of authority.
Even during the invasion and occupation of Sartar the makeup of the Heartland Corps won't be consistant as units are rotated in and out.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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