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ANCIENT
WARGAMING.
the
figures shown in the pictures are selected from the author's armies.
The "ANCIENT WARGAME" covers several thousands of years, making it possible with one set of rules to e.g. field Egyptian chariots against a Seleucid phalanx or Eastern mailclad heavy cavalry. Imagine what it would be like to pin a Napoleonic brigade against some German Tigers (only seperated in time by a mere century)... This wouldn't result in much of a battle! The Ancient Wargamer thus has an almost unlimited choice of armies, unlike gamers in most other periods. No wonder that the immensely diverse and popular hobby of "Fantasy Wargaming" can be traced back to "Ancient/Medieval"-based battlegaming!
ONE
OF THE VERY FIRST "SHOCK-WEAPONS": AN ASSYRIAN HEAVY 4-HORSE
CHARIOT (Hinchliffe 25 mm).
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ASSYRIAN
SIEGE-TOWER SUPPORTED BY HEAVY ARCHERS (tower: scratchbuild, archers:
Minifigs 25 mm).
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EARLY
HEAVY CAVALRY: ASSYRIAN LANCERS ON PATROL (Minifigs 25 mm).
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ASSYRIAN
LIGHT HORSE ARCHERS HARASSING THE ENEMY (Minifigs 25 mm).
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IN
THE ANCIENT MIDDLE-EASTERN WORLD, CAMELS OFTEN REPLACED HORSES (Minifigs
25 mm).
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PARTHIAN
HORSE ARCHERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR DREADED "PARTHIAN SHOT"
(Minifigs 25 mm).
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GREEK
CITY-STATE HOPLITES IN ATTACK-FORMATION (Minifigs 25 mm).
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THE
SLING WAS A TYPICAL ANCIENT MISSILE-WEAPON, USUALLY PUT TO GOOD USE (Minifigs
25 mm).
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GREEK
JAVELINMEN SKIRMISHING BEFORE THE HOPLITES CLOSE IN FOR THE KILL (Minifigs
25 mm).
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GREEK
PELTAST (LIGHT MEDIUM INFANTRY) COMMANDED BY A GENERAL OFFICER (Minifigs
25 mm).
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INDIAN
ELEPHANTS SCREENED BY ARCHERS AND JAVELINMEN (Minifigs 25 mm).
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INDIAN
GENERAL DIRECTING HIS TROOPS FROM THE HOWDAH ATOP HIS WAR-ELEPHANT
(Minifigs 25 mm).
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MACEDONIAN
MEDIUM CAVALRY ON PATROL "SOMEWHERE IN THE EMPIRE" (Minifigs
25 mm).
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MACEDONIAN
PHALANX - THE WEAPON THAT FORGED ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE - STANDING AT THE
READY (Minifigs 25 mm).
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PHALANX
COMMAND GROUP, TRUMPETER SOUNDING THE ATTACK (Minifigs 25 mm).
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