Hi- Just rebasing my old NKE troops to MEG from another rule set, and doing a bit of repainting to get to new unit sizes and being a bit thick about the close fighter with axe options, so before I stick them onto new bases and match up colours just wanted to ensure I am reading the list right.
In the early period when the close fighters are all loose order I read the list as allowing that you can have close fighter with axes at up to 1/4 of your close fighter without axe numbers.
Query 1- So if you have the max 36 loose order close fighters, you can also have 9 loose order close fighters with heavy axe? Or does the 1/4 mean that you can have 36 in total of close fighters with axe and without axe? ( ie 27 close fighters, and 9 close fighters with axe)
Query 2- Following from that can those axemen a) be in a separate unit (with I assume unit sizes of 6-8, although this is not stated), or b) are they only allowed to be in a "mixed" TUG with the non heavy axe close fighters, with a max of 2 elements per TUG, or c) are you allowed the option of both a mixed TUG and a separate Heavy axe armed unit?
Query 3- In the later period post 1199BC when the close fighters are/can be regraded to close order, is it the case that you can still have Heavy axe armed troops, or do they effectively disappear? If they are still allowed it is clear to my reading that the Note under the Loose fighters with Heavy Axe that they can't be mixed in so I assume if they are still allowed they would be a separate unit- I assume remaining loose order.
Query 4- There is nothing to say the Egyptian Royal Guard disappear in the later period, but if they are still an option do they remain Loose order or become close order like the rest of the Close Fighters- I assume they do remain loose order given there isn't a line with a new points cost.
Thanks
1) Max 36. The note makes it clear that the fighters with heavy axe replace the elements of close fighters.
2) No they must be mixed. The note says up to 2 elements can be replaced in each TuG.
3) They disappear.
4) Egyptian Royal Guard remain in loose order.
Richard
Thanks
Obviously overthinking this!