Justified Ancients - Troop classifications
I have now played a few games of JA and here are my current thoughts on the best troop classifications for the troops I have used.
Alexander's campaign against Darius
Macedonian armies
Companion cavalry: LO heavy cavalry, trained, high morale.
Thessalian cavalry: LO heavy cavalry, trained.
Prodromoi: SK medium cavalry, trained.
Greek heavy cavalry: LO heavy cavalry, trained.
Greek Hoplites: CO heavy infantry, phalanx.
Mercenary or veteran hoplites are upgraded to “trained”.
Macedonian Pezetaroi: CO heavy infantry, phalanx, trained.
Macedonian Hypaspists: CO heavy infantry, phalanx, trained, high morale.
Peltasts and thureophoroi: LO light infantry, trained, javelins.
Thorakitai : LO medium infantry, phalanx, trained.
Thracians: LO light infantry, javelins.
Cretan archers: SK light infantry, trained, missile.
Persian armies
Saka, Hyrcanian, Armenian or Kappadokian heavy cavalry: LO heavy cavalry, trained.
Median or Persian cavalry: LO medium cavalry, trained.
Persian colonist cavalry (Karians, Paphlagonians, Lydians, Ionians, Phrygians): LO light cavalry, poor.
Bactrians: SK light cavalry, trained, javelins
Paphlagonians, Arachosians, Kappadokians: SK light cavalry, javelins
Skythians and Parthians: SK light cavalry, missile
Persian Kardakes: CO medium infantry, javelins, trained.
Persian Takabara: LO light infantry, javelins, trained.
Biblicals
Late Assyrian
Chariots: LO heavy chariot, missile, trained
Cavalry: LO medium cavalry, missile, trained
Royal Guard: CO heavy infantry, trained, high morale
Spear and bow-armed foot: CO heavy infantry, javelin, missile, trained
Reserve foot: CO medium infantry, trained
Auxiliaries: LO medium infantry, javelins, trained
Tribal archers: SK light infantry, missile
Levy spearmen: LO light infantry, poor, untrained
Egyptian
Chariots: SK light chariot, trained, missile
Spearmen: CO medium infantry, trained
Bowmen: CO light infantry, missile, trained
Auxiliaries: LO light infantry, javelins, trained
Nubians: SK light infantry, missile
Kushite or Nubian
Chariots: SK light chariot, trained, missile.
Cavalry: LO medium cavalry, trained
Tribesmen: LO medium infantry
Bowmen: LO light infantry, missile
Skirmish bowmen or slingers: SK light infantry, missile
Other armies
Sassanid Persians
Cataphracts, CO heavy horse, trained
Cavalry, LO heavy horse, missile, trained
Hun Horsemen, SK light horse, javelin, missile
Light Horse, SK light horse, missile
Elephants, LO heavy elephant
Daylami, LO medium infantry, javelin
Bowmen, SK light infantry, missile
Levy, LO medium infantry, poor, untrained
Normans, 11th Century AD
Milites, CO heavy horse, trained
Breton cavalry, LO medium cavalry, trained
Scouts, SK light cavalry, trained
Dismounted Milites, CO heavy foot, trained
Mercenary spearmen, CO medium foot, trained
Levy spearmen, CO medium foot, poor
Formed archers, LO light foot, missile
Skirmish archers, SK light foot, missile
Crossbowmen, SK light foot, missile, trained
Later Hungarians, 16th Century AD
Royal Bandarium, CO heavy horse, trained
Hungarian Nobles, CO heavy horse
German mercenary knights, CO heavy horse
Szekelers, SK light horse, javelin, missile
Serbian Hussars, SK light horse, javelin
Hungarian light horse, SK light horse, missile
Hungarian spearmen, CO heavy infantry, trained
Hussite mercenaries, CO medium infantry, trained
German and Bavarian handgunners, SK light infantry, missile, trained
Crossbowmen, SK light infantry, missile, trained
Hungarian archers, SK light infantry, missile
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John Davis
Last updated: 28 July 2007
