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Mortem et Gloriam Army Lists => List Queries => Topic started by: tarnowski1 on October 13, 2024, 08:16:12 PM

Title: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: tarnowski1 on October 13, 2024, 08:16:12 PM
Does the 'North Welsh ally- Medieval Welsh' conform to the North Welsh contingent ally rules in the Medieval Welsh list? The 'Northern Welsh contingents do not need to take archers and spearmen (Welsh, best Welsh, Cynanor Merioneth) must outnumber archers/skirmishing archers by 2:1.'

Given how this Welsh list causes headaches every time, I thought I'd ask, just to be sure  :D

Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: nikgaukroger on October 13, 2024, 09:25:32 PM
Your guess is as good as mine  ;)

However, I would note that the note about allied contingents is written in such a way that it can, IMO, be read as just talking about internal allies ...

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Internal allied contingents must be either Northern Welsh, Southern Welsh or Marcher. Northern Welsh contingents do not need to take archers and spearmen (Welsh, best Welsh, Cynan
or Merioneth) must outnumber archers/skirmishing archers by 2:1. Southern Welsh contingents do not need to take spearmen or best spearmen and archers/skirmishing archers must
outnumber spearmen/best spearmen by 2:1.

Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: tarnowski1 on October 13, 2024, 09:52:24 PM
Quote from: nikgaukroger on October 13, 2024, 09:25:32 PM
Your guess is as good as mine  ;)

However, I would note that the note about allied contingents is written in such a way that it can, IMO, be read as just talking about internal allies ...

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Internal allied contingents must be either Northern Welsh, Southern Welsh or Marcher. Northern Welsh contingents do not need to take archers and spearmen (Welsh, best Welsh, Cynan
or Merioneth) must outnumber archers/skirmishing archers by 2:1. Southern Welsh contingents do not need to take spearmen or best spearmen and archers/skirmishing archers must
outnumber spearmen/best spearmen by 2:1.

agreed, its why I asked :D
Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: lionheartrjc on October 14, 2024, 07:14:29 AM
The North Welsh contingent in a Feudal English list is not an internal ally, but is still a Northern Welsh contingent.

For the ally, a minimum of 9 Welsh spearmen and 6 best Welsh spearmen must be taken.  The Welsh archers are not compulsory.

The spearmen (Welsh spearmen, best Welsh spearmen or Cynan or Merioneth spearmen) must outnumber any archers taken by 2:1, so an ally consisting of  9 Welsh spearmen, 6 best Welsh Spearmen and 8 Welsh archers would not be legal (as the archers would not be outnumbered 2:1 by spearmen ( 15 : 8 ).

Richard
Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: LawrenceG on October 14, 2024, 09:47:00 AM
Literally 2:1, or "at least 2:" ?
Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: nikgaukroger on October 14, 2024, 10:05:58 AM
At least.
Title: Re: Feudal English List with Northern Welsh Allies
Post by: tarnowski1 on October 14, 2024, 10:21:56 AM
Quote from: lionheartrjc on October 14, 2024, 07:14:29 AM
The North Welsh contingent in a Feudal English list is not an internal ally, but is still a Northern Welsh contingent.

For the ally, a minimum of 9 Welsh spearmen and 6 best Welsh spearmen must be taken.  The Welsh archers are not compulsory.

The spearmen (Welsh spearmen, best Welsh spearmen or Cynan or Merioneth spearmen) must outnumber any archers taken by 2:1, so an ally consisting of  9 Welsh spearmen, 6 best Welsh Spearmen and 8 Welsh archers would not be legal (as the archers would not be outnumbered 2:1 by spearmen ( 15 : 8 ).

Richard

Thanks Richard