Caesarean Legionnaires without armor?

[Caius Fabius]

Wargames Foundry figure thoughts.

Something to realize about Wargames Foundry miniatures, they are made for war gaming, and were specifically made to fit into some army lists from Wargames Research Group rules. In edition 4,5,6 and 7 they allow Romans to use flaming pigs, (also in DBM army lists), but this was not a common Roman tactic. :roll: They also allow you to buy unarmored troops with less 'points' than armored troops. They referenced the time when Julius Caesar's camp of one of the legions was being overrun, and some of the soldiers got up from their sickbeds and fought with just shields and helmets as an excuse for that one. Romans can also choose to tie branches to the horns of oxen and set them on fire, to create a diversion, in some war games rules, BUT did this happen on a regular basis?

The Wargames Foundry figures look nice, including their work party of Roman engineers, (and their Roman and Egyptian civilians) but finding a regular use for some of their figures in the historical record may be a bit difficult. They make special figures to fit 'one off' situations, and to allow you to fit your 'army' into a specific numbers of 'points' but giving up armor, or shields, or something. I suspect that Julius Caesar and others did not have those restrictions! In fact, most battles were not 'equal' from the start!