Saturday 29 August 2015

Arab Army

I've been on a bit of a mission trying to get a decent sized force of Arabs ready for tomorrow's game of Deus Vult.



This is my marauder division. They get to kick off from the halfway line, just coz they are dressed in black, and badass.




The cavalry are decent fighters but their main advantage is nutso morale and an annoying way of fighting and running away. They're made of Gripping Beast Plastics Heavy Cavalry horses and legs, Fireforge Steppe Warrior torsos, and GBP Arab Spearmen heads and javelins, mostly.

Unit
6-170
Ghazi Cavalry
Trophy
4
Move
10
Disc
1
Cour
2
Res
5
Def
1
Shield
Y
Type

Melee Cav
Faith

Sunni
Equip

Sword, Javelin(6/6), Shield

Traits

Devout, Independent, Karr Wa Farr, Manoeuvrable, Martial Prowess, Throwing Weapon
Reactions
Counter-Charge, Parthian Shot



The infantry are all GBP Arab Spearmen, with the odd weapon from random packs.

Unit
4-190
Ghazi Infantry
Trophy
3
Move
6
Disc
1
Cour
2
Res
6
Def
2
Shield
Y
Type

Melee Inf
Faith

Sunni
Equip

Sword, Javelin(6/6), Cloth, Shield

Traits

Devout, Independent, Manoeuvrable, Martial Prowess, Throwing Weapon
Reactions
Ambush, Closing Volley, Shielding


The Marauder division sets up even further forward than the skirmish line, and presumably attacks everything on sight. Not sure why you'd want some of your best troops sacrificed in this way, but they're religious fanatics, so what do you expect?

My main division's cavalry is metal second hand stuff I found, mostly Footsore Arab cavalry. The infantry are sraight out of the GBP Arab Spearmen and Archers box, with the odd head swap for a bit of variety.

The list is slightly illegal, coz I don't have any Ghulams, yet.




Unit
4-75
Arab Spearmen
Trophy
3
Move
4
Disc
0
Cour
1
Res
5
Def
2
Shield
Y
Type

Melee Inf
Faith

Sunni
Equip

Spear, Sword, Cloth, Shield

Traits



Reactions




Unit
4-60
Arab Archers
Trophy
2
Move
6
Disc
0
Cour
1
Res
3
Def
0
Shield
N
Type

Missile Inf
Faith

Sunni
Equip

Composite Bow (30/6), Dagger

Traits



Reactions
Ambush, Closing Volley, Evade




Unit
4-125
Arab Cav Bodyguard
Trophy
4
Move
9”
Disc
1
Cour
2
Res
5
Def
3
Shield
Y
Type

Melee Cav
Faith
Sunni
Equip

Lance, Mace, Sword, Mail, Shield
Traits

Bodyguard, Determined Charge, Fanatical Assault, Manoeuvrable, Martial Prowess, Piercing Strike
Reactions
Counter-Charge, Evade

My second division is all mercenary units. I had to borrow some Turcopole horse archers from my Crusader army to make up the numbers, to be used as mercenary horse archers.



These mercenary infantry are made from Fireforge Steppe Warrior legs and shields, with GBP Heavy Arab Cavalry torsos and heads mostly, and GBP Spearmen arms.

The skirmishing archers are mostly Steppe Warriors with whatever GBP Arab heads I could find.

Unit
4-130
Daylami Warriors
Trophy
3
Move
6
Disc
2
Cour
2
Res
5
Def
2/3
Shield
Y
Type

Melee Inf
Faith

Shi’ite
Equip

Spear, Axe, Javelin (6/6), Lamellar, Shield
Traits

Frontiersmen, Martial Prowess, Mercenary, Throwing Weapon
Reactions
Closing Volley, Shielding, Spear Hedge


Unit
4-80
Daylami Arch Skirm
Trophy
0
Move
6
Disc
2
Cour
2
Res
4
Def
1
Shield
Y
Type

Skirm Inf
Faith

Shi’ite
Equip

Composite Bow (30/9), Axe, Shield

Traits

Belligerent, Independent, Martial Prowess, Mercenary
Reactions
Ambush, Closing Volley, Evade



These guys are pretty much GBP Arab Light Cavalry straight out of the box with the odd piece of Fireforge Mongol Cavalry, or random head, or cloak.


My Turcopoles are made mostly from Fireforge Mongol Cavalry with GBP Arab heads. 

Unit
6-100
Horse Archers
Trophy
4
Move
10
Disc
1
Cour
1
Res
4
Def
0
Shield
N
Type

Miss Cav
Faith

Shi’ite
Equip

Composite Bow (30/9), Sword

Traits

Blacken the Sky, Feigned Flight, Independent, Manoeuvrable, Mercenary
Reactions
Parthian Shot



I haven't sorted out what I'm going to do about leaders, yet, so my generals have been recruited from the ranks for this game. The thing about Deus Vult leaders is that (unless you're playing a campaign) you don't have a clue how good they are until you get to the battle. They have quite a detailed stat line, but it's all generated randomly at the beginning of the battle. So these guys could be great and brave leaders, or cowardly idiots.



3 comments:

  1. Nice kitbashing and great work with the army.

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  2. Great looking army, very impressive!

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  3. Superb looking army and really inspired use of mixing plastic sets. Bloody ace mate! Cheers

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