The List

The elements discussed above are found in the following list. The target number of stands was set at 200, which is somewhat above the 140 stands allowed the Greeks in AW's Trojan War list. These counts do not include generals, heroes, ships, or supply units. The 200 stands represents an arbitrary number of men. If we assume Helen's famous face did indeed launch 1,000 ships, and assuming a relatively modest 25 warriors per ship (large boat, really), then we're talking about 25,000/200 or 125 men per stand, a respectable ratio for AW.

Achaeans 1250 BC The Greek army of the Iliad, combining just portions of history, informed speculation and myth. The many heroes make for an interesting AW list. Skillful use of the army requires coordinating it's three distinct and disparate components, the Mycenaeans, the Achaeans and the Danaans. Use the light chariots and to outflank the opponent. The Danaan close order spearmen may hold the center, while the Achaean warbands and the Myrmidones, supported by their Heroes, may rush to crush a flank. This is intended as primarily a scenario army (Trojan War).

Enemies: Trojans.

Stands	Troop Type	Armour	Morale	Training	Weaponry	Figures Stand	Point Value
Mycenaeans
1	CiC “Agamemnon”	LCh	Veteran	Irregular	Spear & Javelin	1	50
0-3	Generals “Idomeneus” “Menelaos” “Menestheus”	LCh	Veteran	Irregular	Spear & Javelin	1	35
0-1	Hero “Diomedes”	HI(LCh)	Fanatic	Irregular	Spear, Jav & Sh	1	36
0-1	Hero	HI(LCh)	Elite	Irregular	Spear, Jav & Sh	1	36
12-56	Argives, Mycenaeans	LAI	Wb(F)	Irregular	Javelin & Shield	3	4
	Spartans	LAI	Warrior	Trained	Spear & Shield	4	5
Any	Upgrade to Veteran						+1
0-12	Upgrade to HI						+1
Any	Extra to give Veteran HI Axe (Neue Type II Sword)						+1
6-12	Skirmishers	SI	Poor	Irregular	Javelin or Sling	2	1
0-1	Priest “Kalchas”					1	25
0-1	Sacred Standard					1	30
0-8	Ships						3
0-1	1st Supply Unit	Supply					15
0-4	Additional Supply Units	Supply					10
Achaens
1	“Patroclus” General	LCh	Elite	Irregular	Javelin or Sling	1	36
1*	Hero “Achilles”	(HI)LCh	Fanatic	Irregular	Axe/LSp/ Shield	1	37
4-16*	Myrmidones	HI	Fanatic	Irregular	Axe/Jav/Sh	3	8
12-32	Phthians and Thessalians	UI	Wb(F) or Warriors	Irregular	Javelin & Shield	3	3
6-12	Skirmishers	SI	Poor	Irregular	Javelin or Sling	2	1
Danaans
1*	Pylian “Nestor”	LCh	Elite	Irregular	Spear & Javelin	1	36
0-1	Hero “Ajax”	(HI)LCh	Fanatic	Irregular	LSp & Mantlet	1	36
4-12	Pylian eqeta	LCh	Veteran	Irregular	Longbow	1	9
All or 0	Upgrade Pylian eqeta to Trained Elites						+2
Any	Extra to give Spear to eqeta						+1
12-24*	Pylian/Cretan Spears	UI	Poor	Irregular	1/2 LSp/Mantlet	4	3
					1/2 LSp	4	2
Any	Upgrade UI to Warriors						+1
Any	Upgrade Warriors to Trained						+1
6-12*	Pylian Skirmishers	SI	Warriors	Irregular	Javelins	2	1
Any	Extra to give Pylian SI shields as Chariot runners						+1

Notes:

• Minimums apply if, respectively, any Myrmidones or Danaans used
• Hero rule applies. Please note, the four Heroes denoted “HI(LCh)” - Achilles, Ajax, Diomedes and Odysseus - use the special Hero Transport Rule below, which is a list specific variant to the standard AW chariot transport rule. Otherwise, no chariots in the list may use the chariot transport rule. The Heroes listed as “elite” --Odysseus and Teucer - are not Fanatic, and never go frenzied unless rolled for as per the usual AW morale rules.
• Pylian and Cretan spearmen and archers may be in mixed units.
• Sacred standard may be represented by captured arms mounted on a cross tree, or an idol such as the Palladion, a relic sacred to Athena stolen from Troy by Odysseus and Diomedes, without which Troy could not be sacked.
• The “Axes” of the Myrmidones and select Mycenaeans represent the deadly slashing sword introduced into Aegean warfare late in the Bronze Age, originating in central Europe or northern Italy, usually designated as the Neue Type II or IIa sword.
• Patroclus is assumed to be the more controlled half of the famous heroic pair, so he is the designated general rather than his ostensible overlord, Achilles.
• Chariot Runner rule applies. Pylian SI may be used as Chariot Runners for Pylian eqeta.
• Ajax was given a mantlet instead of a shield, despite the shortcomings of the former in hand-to-hand combat, because of the legendary size of his shield. He is taken to be an idealization of the Danaan foot soldier, wielding a long spear from behind a great barrier of a shield. He is provided with heavy armour to offset for his vulnerability in melee.
• The powerful bows of the Danaan eqeta/chariot fighters are better modelled as AW longbows than the simple self-bows of the rank&file foot archers.
• Teucer is modelled as an heroic chariot fighter in the Indo-European mode, a superb chariot mounted archer. See comments re: Danaans in the text.

Trojan War Hero

The Iliad is filled with the heroic deeds of mighty warriors. Heroes may be purchased the same as priests, but the points are added to an already purchased stand of figures. Simply add 25 points to the cost of the stand. An HI (loose) Hero may be transported by an integral LCh stand.

Transported Heroes cost 25 points plus the cost of the LCh, which is +10 for elite/fanatic; they do not pay the cost of the HI stand.

If the Hero is used as a single stand

The Hero fights at a +2 Close Combat factor.
A Fanatic Hero is automatically Frenzied at the start of the game and will charge the nearest enemy every chance he gets. An Elite Hero may become Frenzied as the result of a morale test die roll as per the usual AW rules.

The Hero cannot have a Morale failure. A Fanatic Hero fights until he dies. An Elite Hero may fight or retreat, etc, at the owning player's discretion.
Any units within 1/2 of engagement range of a non-routing Hero will receive a morale bonus of +1.
Any units within 1/2 of engagement range of a Hero who dies must immediately test morale; each such unit gets a morale penalty of -1.

If the Hero is used as part of a Unit
The Unit fights at a +1 Close Combat factor.
The Unit receives a +1 Morale benefit. The Unit's morale class is determined by the non-Hero stands in the Unit as per the usual rules concerning Unit morale.
A Fanatic Hero used as part of a Unit renders that unit Frenzied at the start of the game.
The Hero is in all other respects simply a part of the parent Unit with the restrictions and limitations of same.

Hero Transport Rule

A Hero stand designated HI(LCh) counts as a transported Hero. The integral LCh transports one Hero stand of type loose HI. This formation simulates the Homeric use of chariots to quickly carry the promachoi - the front fighters, or champions -- to battle, where they would jump off to fight. A Hero stand so transported represents the hero and his heteroi (companions), whose primary job in battle was to challenge/duel enemy heroes . Needless to say, the promochoi were the richest and best accoutered troops in the army, hence the HI designation (Wargames Foundry and Redoubt make super personality figures for the Trojan War).

The Hero may either begin the game mounted on the LCh, or he may be picked up during the battle.

The Hero uses the LCh movement rate while being transported.

The Hero is simply placed on the table or removed (i.e. they cannot move any of their foot movement during the turn they are loading or jumping off).

Similarly, when the Hero is dismounted, the LCh is removed.

The Hero and the LCh are not disordered from loading up, moving or jumping off.

Transport LCh starting a turn in contact with its Hero may load him and still move 1/2 of its movement.

LCh already transporting a Hero may move or charge 1/2 of their allowed rate and unload.

A LCh transporting a Hero that is contacted by the enemy (charge, pursue, or advance) immediately dismounts its Hero - at no penalty -- to fight.

Except for the preceding case, a Hero may not load up and jump off in the same turn.

If the Hero dies, the LCh Transport is eliminated.

Next Up a Trojan list

Sources

Connelly, Peter, The Legend of Odysseus, Oxford U.P., 1986. Although basically a children's book, it features concise historical commentary, graphics and maps, and provides exciting renderings of Achaean and Trojan warriors in action.
DBA Resource Page (http://fanaticus.jiffynet.net/DBA/index.html)
Tom McMillen's page on the Trojan army: http://fanaticus.jiffynet.net/DBA/armies/var10a.html
Paul Dobbins's page on the Achaean army: http://fanaticus.jiffynet.net/DBA/armies/var10b.html
Dobbins, Paul and Tom McMillen, “Armies of the Trojan War: Representing The Trojan Army Historically”, The Courier #64, Spring 1994. Dobbins and McMillen wrote complementary pieces on, respectively, the Achaean and Trojan armies. Available on Magweb: http://www.magweb.com/
Dobbins, Paul, “Chariot Tactics in the Bronze Age”, Spearpoint, March/April 2000. A strong reaction to Nigal Stillman's view on Bronze Age chariot tactics. E-mail me at: psdobbins@msn.com and ask for a copy.
Drews, Robert, The Coming of the Greeks, Princeton., 1988.
--------, --------, The End of the Bronze Age, Princeton. 1993.
Fleischman, John "'I sing of gods and men' -- and the stones of fabled Troy", Smithsonian magazine, January 1992. Intriguing look at the current digs at Hisarlik, Beautifully rendered reconstruction of the citadel of Troy.
Homer, Iliad, available in many translations, the preference here being Richmond Lattimore's.
Luce, J.V., Celebrating Homer's Landscapes, Yale U.P., 1998.
Page, Denys, History and the Homeric Iliad, California U.P., 1959. The venerated, standard work on the subject, though perhaps somewhat dated now.
Sandars, N.K., The Sea Peoples, Warriors of the Ancient Mediterranean Sea, Thames and Hudson , 1978. (Best overview of 13th century Aegean history).
Shanower, Eric, The Thousand Ships, Hungry Tiger Press, 2001. A collection of the first 9 issues of a graphical novelisation, a.k.a. comic book, of the Trojan War story, impressive both for its beautiful drawings - mostly in black and white - and the depth of research going into the project. The comic book series, The Age of Bronze, is published by Image. I am indebted to GoreAMwar list member Dave Burton for referring me to this source. Thanks, Dave!
Stillman, Nigel, and Nigel Tallis, Armies of the Ancient Near East 3000 B.C. to 539 B.C. , WRG, 1984. Excellent (though fanciful) as per WRG standards.
Stillman, Nigel, Chariot Wars, Warhammer Historical Publications 1999. Stillman and I share a rough understanding of the general outline of late Bronze Age Greek history, but we differ dramatically on Greek chariot tactics. See Dobbins (2000).
Wood, Michael, In Search of the Trojan War, Facts on File. Publications, 1985. Best single source for finding the historical Trojan war.
Younger, John G., “Hoppin' Hittites, Hector!”, Archaeology, Sept/Oct 2001. A review of Shanower's Age of Bronze series.

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