Here is the 2nd and final round of my Conquest Games plastic Normans. To distinguish my milites/hearthguards from the sergeants/warriors, the milites are all chainmail clad and kitted with teardrop shields.
The Norman battleboard in Saga is built for mounted and shooty troops. Mounted move 12" while foot troops creep along at 6". Throw in a double move and these boys can fly across the battlefield! Just as Superman has his kryptonite, mounted troops suffer a -1 to armor when shot at so you must hide them from javelins and archers. This tends to make the Normans a finesse warband.
My friend Hugh suggests the Normans shine brightest when employed with the
Muhammad Ali strategy. Hunker down against the ropes, er, the back line of the tabletop and let your opponent come to you. Play rope-a-dope by covering your mounted troops with your archers & crossbowmen. Jab with missile fire until your opponent charges into your screening shooty troops. THATS when you unleash a punishing barrage of uppercuts with your mounted troops and drop him to the canvas.
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| It's pronounced Mil-Eets, sucker! |
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