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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: rooster on 05 January 2014, 10:44:59 AM

Title: Suggestions for Swedish reiters
Post by: rooster on 05 January 2014, 10:44:59 AM
I recently purchased By Fire and Sword, and naturally I'm doing it in 10mm. Thanks to the Pendraken time machine I've already got my Poles and Cossacks ( ordered just after Christmas and arrived already  :) ). I'm looking for suitable Swedes now, in particular reiters. The book suggests they were issued with helmets and breastplates but frequently discarded these in favor of wide-brimmed hats and leather jacks. Would a mix of the ECW cavalry do ( a mix of EC9, 10 and possibly EC11 ), or would the LOA range be better ?

Title: Re: Suggestions for Swedish reiters
Post by: FierceKitty on 05 January 2014, 11:21:05 AM
I use ECW figures for my Swedes; the results are good. It's also the one army that gives Poles a really hard time.
Title: Re: Suggestions for Swedish reiters
Post by: Nosher on 05 January 2014, 11:50:59 AM
Concur with FK. Same figures I use and they are really nice when mixed with other similar figures wielding swords, pistols and carbines.
Title: Re: Suggestions for Swedish reiters
Post by: rooster on 05 January 2014, 12:57:05 PM
Thanks for the replies, ECW it is then. I've been looking for an excuse to have a look at them.