Minimiums and Maximiums in Medieval Welsh 5404

[Roger]

"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."

Question:-
is the 2:1 an absolute ratio? or minimum? because it would appear if that is so, if Southern Welsh for example don't take spearmen they cant take archers either?

[lionheartrjc]

It is a minimum.  Perhaps better expressed as "must outnumber by at least 2:1".

Richard