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Nestor's Spearmen

Postby ochoin » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:16 am

For the Later Mycenaeans in the "Swifter Than Eagles" book, an optional troop type are Nestor's Spears.

I've opted to add 2 BGs (just finished) to my army. This means 2 X 6 bases of Heavy Defensive Spears (Protected) with a third rank of 3 bases of medium archers.
I've done this partly because the Mycenaean list is, frankly, a little dull with few different troop types & partly because I think that such a formation would make a rock solid defensive flank.

Clearly, they'd tend to be slow & unwieldy but once in position they could soak up lots of punishment & be able to inflict pain on most of those doing the attacks.

That's my reasoning.......so, what haven't I considered?
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby ochoin » Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:02 am

So good? Bad? Indifferent?

How would you raise a Mycenaean army?
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby philqw78 » Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:12 am

You got it right and you need two of them. They can take shooting well even though only protected and hold up in combat well.
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby Vespasian28 » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:34 pm

Well, here's how I raised mine a couple of years ago including the two units of Nestor's spearmen as Phil suggested. Dismounting some of the charioteers and using Achilles' Myrmidons gives some punch.

http://www.wessexwargamessociety.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?tid=16
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby Intothevalley » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:11 pm

Vespasian28 wrote:Well, here's how I raised mine a couple of years ago including the two units of Nestor's spearmen as Phil suggested. Dismounting some of the charioteers and using Achilles' Myrmidons gives some punch.

http://www.wessexwargamessociety.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?tid=16


Thanks very much for this, I've just bought a load of OG Mycenaeans and was wondering how to paint them, very timely! I think your figures look very good.

And how have you found using the army btw if I may ask?
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby ochoin » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:42 pm

Yes, excellent account & photos.

And I'll also ask for tips on using the Late Mycs.
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Re: Nestor's Spearmen

Postby Vespasian28 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:53 pm

I usually anchor one flank with Nestor and keep the other with a good portion of chariots but not an attacking wing. The attacking is done by the infantry as offensive Spears(in FOGAM) are pretty good against most historical opponents. Further strengthen the line with the Myrmidons and one dismounted unit of charioteers. If you get lots of terrrain dismount more of the charioteers; expensive but very good even at that price.

Won all but the last game against Hebrews who sent their chariots in against the spearmen and did very well as MF in open vulnerable to a mounted charge. Due another game soon so will have to counter that.
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