NOOB CLARIFICATION

[DaveB]

Hi All

I'm new to MeG but not wargaming, having multiple periods in my collection, Napoleonic, ACW, WW2.

I have owned a Macedonian 15mm Army for nearly forty years, and recently decided to buy a Persian Army to challenge them. Part of this process was to choose a set of rules and MeG was the one I selected.

I have a couple of Noob questions as I am starting to base my new fellas.

I understand 4 figs for close, 3 loose, and 2 skirmishers, but these following terms confuse me as to what amount of figures should be used and which formations they can be used in?

CAVALRY
Formed Loose  = My guess A MIX OF 3 figs & 2?
Drilled loose     =  4 & 3?
Formed Flexible = 4 & 3?
Tribal loose        = 3 & 2?

INFANTRY
Drilled loose    = 4 & 3?
Formed Loose  = 3 & 2?
Tribal loose      = 3 & 2?
Drilled close     = 4 on all?
Tribal close       = 4?
Skirmishers      = 2?

Sorry if it seems obvious, but I don't want to mess up basing a new army for a dedicated rule set.

Best to all.

[nikgaukroger]

Hi, welcome to MeG 

Drilled, Formed and Tribal are "training" classifications and do not affect the suggested number of figures per base. So for example, all Loose cavalry have a suggested 3 per base regardless of whether they are Drilled, Formed or Tribal.

Flexibles are different as it is suggested that you have a mix of bases so as to be able to show with the front rank bases which formation the troops are in. So for Flexible cavalry a mix of bases with 3 and 2 figures per base to show whether they are in Loose or Skirmisher formation and for Flexible infantry a mix of 4 and 3 figures per base to show Close and Loose formation. However, other ways of showing the difference such as some form of marker is also perfectly acceptable.

Hope that helps.

[nikgaukroger]

This, for example, is one of my units of Flexible cavalry.



With the 3 figures per base at the front they will be Loose, if the 2 per base ones are at the front thye will be Skirmisher.

They could be Drilled, Loose, or Tribal (although I don't think there are any Tribal Flexible cavalry in the lists).

[DaveB]

nikgaukroger

You are a star sir.

Can you advise on IMMORTALS -= Drilled loose.

I'm thinking all at 3 per base?

[Jilu]

What i do :
lose = 3 per base
close inf = 4 per base
Flex inf = 4 per base front rank 3 per base rearrank in in close formation, invert if in lose
Flex cav = 3 per base and 2 per base combinded (1 base of loose, one base of skirmishers) same system as flex inf
Close cav = depends on miniatures if the look is ok with 4 i put 4 otherwise 3
loose cav = 3 per base
Skirmishers = 2 per base

[nikgaukroger]

Immortals are a bit different as they are half Drilled Flexible and half Drilled Loose.

The Loose are easy as 3 to a base does them nicely.

The Flexibles you could do as 3 (Loose) or 4 (Close) and have some sort of marker for when they are in the other formation. It isn't expected that you'd have separate bases for both 

I have some Chinese infantry that are similar and I based all mine as 3 to a base and have a separate single figure on a round base to put next to the unit when the front rank is in Close formation.

[DaveB]

Thanks guys

Now to finish them off and start basing.