EHC/SHC

[FierceKitty]

Should rules distinguish between cataphracts and kittenaphracts?

[d_Guy]

My magic 8 ball says, "signs point to yes".

[pierre the shy]

Only if you still play WRG 6th or 7th edition Ancients and have a PhD in Barkerese interpretation.....

[Glorfindel]

I assume that no mushrooms were harmed in the making of this thread ?

[fred.]

.... and kittenaphracts?

Pictures required

[flamingpig0]

Why not- DBMM has rules for shipwrecked elephants

[FierceKitty]

Pictures required

Ying tong iddle i po

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Thought EHC were 1/2 armoured, or with none metallic armour (ie Assyrians), SHC were in full metal armour, then there were EHK, and SHK.....

[FierceKitty]

And that's why WRG went the way of the dodo, the steam helicopter, the British empire, and Harry Potter.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ok!
Don't diss steam helicopters!

[FierceKitty]

I heap cinders on my contrite head.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

If you are not careful I'll root out my copy of 6th and put the definitions on here !

[steve_holmes_11]

Maybe the question should be "How many weights of cavalry is too many?"

Much will depend on your era of warfare.
But if light and heavy is sufficient for your chariots, and Indian and African is sufficient for your elephants, I struggle to see why 7 or 8 grades of horseman are really necessary.

My experience of Napoleonics shows a correlation of "More cavalry weights" => Worse rules.

[FierceKitty]

I agree, but was only making a silly pun, though it seems to be in danger of turning into a real discussion of a rules issue.

[Raider4]

. . . and Harry Potter.

There was a fad that lasted far too long. The films seem to have been designed to provide a large number of aging British thespians a comfortable retirement.