Looking to employ them in the future I needed to do some research.
DBA Lists 4.4a & 4b combined (the ones that I cannot 'fudge'):
2 x 4Sp (communal militia);
2 x 4Sp (feudal spearmen);
2 x 4Bd (mixed weapon foot);
1 x 5Hd (ribauds);
1 x 4Ax (dardiers);
1 x Art (stone-thrower or springald);
21 foot plus 1 Art
As my Wars of the Roses DBM army lacks Sp buying 2 packs for this army seems a good fit. The Art could be employed by a Hun army (if I am careful in my selection).
So that leaves 2 x 4Bd, 1 x 5Hd and 1 x 4Ax to justify - watch this space!
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On the paint table - 2 x 3Cv Abbysinian (Eureka - at last) - for Meroitic Kushites)
3 x 3Pk stinkards (ditto) - for Polynesians
8 x 4Sp Polish/Russian peasants (Old Minifigs)
5 x 3Kn Spanish with adaja shield (Minifigs I guess)
Re-organisations - Warband - loads of German foot to be converted to 'solid' Wb plus a much smaller selection of Gallic types ('fast' Wb).
- Indians - this box has risen to the surface at last. What a mess of painted, part-painted and bare metal.
To stock - 4 x Russian 1813-15 Hussars (Essex) - now only need 2 more to complete my DBN Russians
On order - Kushites from Lancashire Miniatures. This was my fifth attempt to place an order. Paypal threw me out after I supposedly paid for my goods. Had to contact LM by email to place a successful order. Incidentally this has also happened to some of my Essex orders in the past. May have been caused by my anti-virus software trying to prevent a phishing expedition. Be warned viewers/readers! Will have to check my next monthly bank statement very carefully.
So where am I going with yet more Kushites? Well there were other post NKE armies in the highlands. These are the shortfalls:
1.38 Libyan Egyptian 745-728 bc - more an NKE morph so I will ignore it (for the time being).
1.46a Early Kushite 745-728 bc - 1 x 2h,2c LCh gen; 1 x 2h,2c LCh - on order from Lancashire
1.46b Kushite Egyptian 727-664 bc - 1 x 4h,3c HCh gen; 1 x 4h,3c HCh; 2 x 4Sp (*Meshwesh Libyan settler militia); 1 x 4Ax (Egyptian spearmen);
1 x 4Bw (Egyptian archers) - the cost of buying new is prohibitive so I will be looking at Ebay and show traders.
*Meshwesh at this time referred to a military caste rather than ex-Sea Peoples so I may be able to find something suitable.
1.46c Later Kushite (663-593 bc) - Only the 2 x HCh to find
1.53 Saitic Egyptian - 1 x HCh gen; 2 x 4Bw (guard & levy archers); 1 x 4Ax (levy) - 8Bw & 8Ax on order
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Saturday 6th August 2022 - Gt.Houghton - six games of DBA v3.0
1.58 Meroitic Kushite v 2.64b Eastern Roman 4:0 win
1.4b Guti 'Great Revolt v 1.11b 3rd Dynasty of Ur 6:1 loss
4.44a Post-Mongol Russian v 4.30 Teutonic Order 4:2 win
4.77 Black Sheep Turkoman v 2.58 Alan 5:2 loss
3.14c Bulgar v 3.65 Nikephorian Byzantine 4:0 loss
1.15 Later Amorite v 1.2a Early Egyptian 4:0 win
