I think a 'how to collect for play' would be a real good resource. I see too many video's trying to be too general and cover everything but not really giving enough specific information on what to collect. They speak too loosely because some cultures have too many choices. I'd like to see someone say: get x of Y i.e. specific numbers and unit types. Less confusing this way. They can always add units later once they get a core army finished. Welcome back!
@@TriariusWarGaming Thanks Triarius. With the Strasbourg game you guys did a good job giving a sense of scale and shape with the formations for the Germans and Romans. It also gives me something to think about
I'd be interested in hearing about the evolution of the Ottoman army and it's components. I've been painting up some 6mm Ottomans after Baccus6mm updated their range last year, these being for late 17th early 18th century conflicts. But reading up on more readily available sources like Ospreys and what not, information on units seems to be on a nonsensical timescale. For example the Spahi, when these sources describe them they tend to talk about the 15th century, and maybe mention some changes in armour that happen, but then when I look at my Spahi models they are clearly not heavily armoured any more, and the same seems to be true when looking at a book called "Late 18th Century Turkish Cavalry" by Chris Flaherty. But finding information on how these things changed, what caused the changes, how these changes affected tactics etc. seems to be hard to come by. Also how would the Spahi or equivalent from different regions of the Empire differ in equipment and or tactics? I've some scenarios where the author's have listed Kapikula Spahi, European Spahi, and Asian Spahi, could you give some information of where these troops more specifically are from and how would they differ?
@@Caladine thanks for your comment. The best book out there to answer a lot of these questions is The Last Muslim Conquest by Gábor Ágoston. I have some other videos discussing some of the points you asked about too
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion, I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest. Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French. I'd love if the Poles had thought of this and written more of their sources in Polish-German side-by-side.
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion, I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest. Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French. I'd love if the Poles had thought of this and written more of their sources in Polish-German side-by-side.
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion. I tried commenting yesterday but for whatever reason TH-cam keeps deleting my comment. I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest. Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French, meaning I can actually read it! It might be that by modern standards the scholarship might be outdated but at least it's first-hand period literature.
nice to see you again :)
Troop type proportions for Ottoman armies would be most useful. Sounds like a good idea to review the existing army lists.
I think a 'how to collect for play' would be a real good resource. I see too many video's trying to be too general and cover everything but not really giving enough specific information on what to collect. They speak too loosely because some cultures have too many choices. I'd like to see someone say: get x of Y i.e. specific numbers and unit types. Less confusing this way. They can always add units later once they get a core army finished.
Welcome back!
@@tolemykus4805 Those are good ideas. Thanks Tolemykus!
Basing is definitely an opportunity to tell a story about the unit or army, excited to see where you take it
@@TriariusWarGaming Thanks Triarius. With the Strasbourg game you guys did a good job giving a sense of scale and shape with the formations for the Germans and Romans. It also gives me something to think about
Nice to see you back. I leave tomorrow.
@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 safe travels Kevin
I'd be interested in hearing about the evolution of the Ottoman army and it's components. I've been painting up some 6mm Ottomans after Baccus6mm updated their range last year, these being for late 17th early 18th century conflicts. But reading up on more readily available sources like Ospreys and what not, information on units seems to be on a nonsensical timescale. For example the Spahi, when these sources describe them they tend to talk about the 15th century, and maybe mention some changes in armour that happen, but then when I look at my Spahi models they are clearly not heavily armoured any more, and the same seems to be true when looking at a book called "Late 18th Century Turkish Cavalry" by Chris Flaherty. But finding information on how these things changed, what caused the changes, how these changes affected tactics etc. seems to be hard to come by. Also how would the Spahi or equivalent from different regions of the Empire differ in equipment and or tactics? I've some scenarios where the author's have listed Kapikula Spahi, European Spahi, and Asian Spahi, could you give some information of where these troops more specifically are from and how would they differ?
@@Caladine thanks for your comment. The best book out there to answer a lot of these questions is The Last Muslim Conquest by Gábor Ágoston. I have some other videos discussing some of the points you asked about too
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion, I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest.
Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French. I'd love if the Poles had thought of this and written more of their sources in Polish-German side-by-side.
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion, I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest.
Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French. I'd love if the Poles had thought of this and written more of their sources in Polish-German side-by-side.
@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you for the suggestion. I tried commenting yesterday but for whatever reason TH-cam keeps deleting my comment.
I quickly procured the book through internet magic. While it seems like there'd be a lot of useful information in Agoston's book, the timescale of it and the way it appears to be setup to require a "full read" chronologically kind of makes me hard pressed to find time to read it, especially as most of the content isn't really of great personal interest. Not all for nothing however, while skimming through the book I chanced upon another text Agoston cites, called "Stato militare dell'Impero Ottoman" by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, which turned out to be the perfect thing for me; the right period in late 17th and early 18th centuries, focused on things like army composition, what the different "units" are, and tactics, as well as campaign logistics etc.. And the best thing is the entire book is side-by-side in Italian and French, meaning I can actually read it! It might be that by modern standards the scholarship might be outdated but at least it's first-hand period literature.
@ the chapters on the structure and organization don’t need to be read chronologically
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@@charleslatora5750 hello Charles