New Kingdom Egyptian Spearmen - Infamy Infamy

I knew that fish tank sphinx would come in handy.....

First of the Egyptian Spearman are off the paint table, I opted for blue shields for the core force with the close assault troops in red... I am sure someone in the blogosphere can tell me the significance of the colouring but I am quite happy with these guys from Warlord and the uniform colouring makes for a nice contrast to the Hittites.

Three bases of Warrior spearmen, I toyed with the idea of making their spears thrusting spears for hand to hand only as with the Hittites however some of the period text suggests that they carried four or five foot throwing spears that would be hurled just before engaging in hand to hand combat so the pila rules within Infamy Infamy feel a better fit with limitations on the number of spears available.

In the background is a two man rally point, containing a standard and musician. These dedicated battle standards were attached to renowned companies of around 200-250 men such as the Splendor of Aten or Manifest of Justice - Now that has a ring to it...

Set out below is the unit record for Infamy Infamy and the associated points. Given the infantry of the day wore rudimentary armour of stiffened textiles and a large shield, I figured medium armour would be appropriate.

New Kingdom Spearmen				Type	Warriors
Points Value	18	Weapon	Mixed, Pila	Strength	8
Armour	Step Out	Aggressive Attack	Characteristics
Medium	2	2	Drilled, Pila (2 rounds only)

Next up the Nakhtu - Strong-Arms with their two handed axes....