Reinhard Sabel's
Middle Assyrians,
1365-883 BCE
DBA I/25a
This is my I-25 Middle & Early Assyrian Army -
sublist (a). All Figures are from Caesarīs "Assyrian Army" except
the Chariots & horses, which are from Atlanticīs "Egyptian Cavalry".
The sublist (b) is not much different - just the LCh-Gen and one
other LCh are replaced by two HCh. Caesar will release a set
"Assyrian Chariot" -probably a heavy 4-Crew chariot this year.
Pictures for the HCh will then be added respectively. In the
background you can see the Ishtar Gate from Babylon - a cardboard
set bought at the Berlin Museum of Ancient Architecture of the Near
east.
The General (LCh/Gen)
The Tartanu General. Riding in a light Chariot.
The Chariot Force (3 x LCh)
The heavy Assyrian Chariots have not yet been
introduced.
The Heavy Infantry (2 x 3Bd)
Heavy Infantry - I used 4/Base to represent tight
formation. Neo Assyrian soldiers could be "Qurubuti" - body guards.
The Light Infantry (4 x 3Ax)
Assyrian line infantry. Might be "Kissir Sharuti".
Mixed units of spearmen and archers were typical. I used a mix of
(rather heavy looking) spearmen and archers to represent "light"
auxiliary infantry.
The Archers (2 x 2Ps)
Light archers - probably from a subject tribe. Or
levies ("Sab Sharri")
The Slingers (2 x 2Ps)
Those are additional figures, which can be
substituted for the archers. Heavy slingers are supposed to be
introduced rather late. Nonetheless they looked too good and I
included them in the Middle Assyrian Army as well. Perhaps better
for the (b) sublist.
See also this close-up of Reinhard's
Assyrian Gate
camp.
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Last Update: 26 Sept. 2005
My thanks to Reinhard Sabel.
Send any feedback or input to Chris Brantley at IamFanaticus@gmail.com.
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