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> From: Alan E Brain <aebrain_at_...>
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] Adeptus Mechanicus Lists
> Date: August 6, 1997 5:07 PM
>
> Paul Collins wrote:
>
> > I don't know about historical, but our local New Varangian Guard (A
> > Byzentine re-enactment group) is currently working on a Kataphracti
(sp?)
> > unit. Basically, Scale armor over Chain armor over a Gambeson. Armed
with
> > sword and kite shield. No horse's though, too hard to do any fighting).
> > With an average size of about 6' and weight of about 100Kg, we're
refering
> > to them as the Tanks. A flying wedge from these guy's will punch
through
> > anybody.
>
> Nope. Not that I'd like to be in the shield wall that faced them, of
> course.
> But even the poncy landsknechts with slashed sleeves, stuffed codpieces
> et alia
> from around here would stand up quite well. First rank Pavise and
> shortsword,
> second rank Zweihanders, third rank Halberds. OK, there's also a zeroth
> rank of
> Psiloi, and Skutatoi with slings and javelins in rear ranks as well.
>
> BTW it's Katafraktoi (sorry, don't have Greek font available). I favour
> Sassanid Persian myself, so am somewhat familiar with Byzantine tactics
> etc.
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Sauron1 writes.Do you actually make all the armour and weapons and re-enact
hand to hand combat? You must be in excellent health as I remember
laminatted flack jackets were quite a load.The Norman style shield always
caused a lot of arguments in Ancients magazine articles as to whether they
were Byzantine or Norman orriginally. sauron1
Received on Wed Aug 06 1997 - 14:10:54 UTC
