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  Army
A national army is usually the arm of the military service which conducts land-based warfare (for example, the United States Army, or the French Armée de Terre).
A particular army is named or numbered to distinguish it from military land forces in general—for example, the U.S. First Army and the Army of Northern Virginia.
Armies (as well as army groups and theaters) are large formations which vary significantly between armed forces in size, composition, and scope of responsibility.
abcworld.net /army.html   (297 words)

  
 Army list and organisation
Armies durng the wars covered by these rules varied due to changing alliances of the period from 1740 to 1763.
The Hanovarian Army was a natural ally to Britian due to the King of England being the elected monarch in Hanover.
The Cavalry in the Austrian army was Dragoon's, Cuirassier's, Hussar's,
uk.geocities.com /w.morffew@btinternet.com/tricorn1690/armylist.htm   (2076 words)

  
 Army information - Search.com
Army is also constipatin in the description or title of military or paramilitary organizations which are not part of a country's official armed forces (and may well be illegal), such as the Irish Republican Army, and also in some non-military organisations organised on a quasi-military basis, such as the Salvation Army and the Church Army.
A national army is usually the arm of the military service which conducts land-based warfare (for example, the United States Army, or the French Armée de Terre).
Many air forces were formerly part of an army; historically, the United States Air Force originated as part of the United States Army, for example.
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Army   (641 words)

  
 Heretical DBA Thoughts and Variants
The attacker is presumed to have caught the defender foraging, on the march, encamped or otherwise not deployed or expecting battle.
Armies aren't always perfectly equal size...the list of advantages is quite lengthy.
It is assumed that the allied army is marching to the aid of the primary army at all possible speeds - to the sound of clashing steel as it were.
www.stapells.com /wargames/dba2.php   (3989 words)

  
 Epic: Armageddon - Balancing the list
The reason for restricting air craft in the list is because during the early phases of the Armaggedon campaign the Imperial air power was severly restricted.
If all of the different armies can have their special rules, then I dare say that the AMTL should have some special rules of their own, and here is one of them.
The list is almost exactly how i see the AMTL, i've been arguing for it to follow my vision for more than 6 months now and i am fairly pleased with the unit selection.
www.specialist-games.com /epic/forum_b/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6675   (4150 words)

  
 Fielding Your First DBA Army
The place to start is by browsing the DBA rules, which includes an "official" list of 180 armies in both the Ancient and Medieval periods.
Armies heavy in Psiloi and Auxilia must content themselves with hit and run tactics, taking advantage of their mobility in difficult terrain to win.
Once you've chosen your DBA army, purchased the appropriate figures, and painted and based them, then all you need to enjoy your new army is someone to play with, an area to play on, some terrain, your copy of the DBA rules and/or a quick reference sheet, a ruler and a six-side die.
www.fanaticus.org /DBA/guides/firstarmy.html   (2866 words)

  
 Welcome to Leadership10 - Warhammer Fantasy Battles and 40K   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The idea of taking a themed army is to give your opponent an enjoyable and memorable experience (win or lose) while at the same time test and further develop the player's skill as a general.
Hey, it's tough to pass up all the great troops in an army list but the challenge in creating a themed army is to avoid the temptation of taking all the best units.
An example of an army inspired by WHFRP would be a Chaos cult army with cultists with hooded cloaks (Chaos Marauders), a priest (Chaos Sorcerer), and Inner Sanctum members (Chaos Warriors) with a summoning circle on the display tray.
www.leadership10.com /oop/fantasy/comp/theme/theme.htm   (1739 words)

  
 List of armies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The article provides links to lists of armies arranged by ordinal number, name, country or conflict.
List of Armies of the United States Army
Categories: Lists of military units and formations
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_armies   (72 words)

  
 Army List Book 1 Armies (under DBM 3.1)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The number of tournaments each army has been used at is shown (sometimes as T:) If the same army is used by 2 players at the one tournament this counts as 2 uses in total.
The number of rated games played with each army is shown (sometimes as G:) and the average DBM score in those games.
In brackets is the weighted difference per game between players' scores when using this army and their overall average score per game (all armies).
iworg.com /ratings/book1.html   (391 words)

  
 Big Battle Army Classes
Armies based upon a center of elephants are a lot of fun, and share the power (and difficulty) of using elephants.
There are a number of different types of Jumbo armies, from the bow-strength of the Classical or Hindu Indians to the blades of the Tamils or the mixed auxilia/crossbow of the Burmese.
Biblical armies also are often based on light foot (auxilia) used as main line-of-battle troops, and they have a very different feel to them than armies of the later eras.
www.umiacs.umd.edu /~kuijt/BBDBA/Classify.html   (761 words)

  
 CTW Development: Knightly Armies VS Other Armies, a battle list 950-1500 - Total War Center Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The ottoman armies were raised around a core of disciplined troops, spahi (by the way, neither spahi or mamluks are a direct copy of knights, they are the result of a long eastern and steppe tradition of heavy cavalry), janissary, engineers etc.
Anyway the Saracen armies were by no means a bunch of unruly barbarians, on the countrary they usually consisted of professional soldiers, and because of this the armies were smaller than usually imagined.
The Saracen armies also focused on professional soldiers(mostly cavalry) either recruited from slaves and then given a high amount of training(after their training they were freed and they were also paid, either in cash or with fiefs) or they were simply mercenaries, the fatimids even used some Western European mercenaries as did the Seljuks.
www.twcenter.net /forums/showthread.php?t=37578   (7186 words)

  
 SPECIAL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The armies that may be used and the style of challenges are listed for each month.
OCT – Nine matched pairs --- List of nine armies that are pre-matched.
Because the Moderator will choose the armies which players may use each month, it will be unnecessary for players to record their army lists.
home.comcast.net /~dusty103/League/SeptemberSpecialEvent.htm   (888 words)

  
 Great War Reccomended Reading List--Armies, Uniforms, Etc.
That German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually the whole manpower of the European nations was integrated into mass conscript armies, supported by several age categories of reservists and by dedicated industrial and transport systems.
Armies in the Balkans 1914-18 -- Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off the Great War, with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian armies on 2 August 1914.
The German army was essentially that of Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony with smaller contingents from the lesser states.
www.reenactor.net /ww1/ww1_readlist-3.html   (3692 words)

  
 Armies of Exigo
Armies of Exigo only allows one account to be associated with a CD-Key.
You and your army are the sole survivors of an air crash in the magical forests where evil lurks behind every corner.
To survive this incredible demo you must break the two seals that protect the entrance to the catacombs, defeat the beast army and survive the evils that await you in the world of Exigo.
www.ea.com /official/armiesofexigo/armiesofexigo/us/downloads.jsp?ncc=1   (723 words)

  
 National Armies List for Grenadier
This National Armies Lists is a listing of the different troop types and classes used by European nations during the Napoleonic wars.
Therefore, all troops in a particular list may not have existed at the same time.
There are also a number of books available expounding on the composition and deployment of armies of this period.
www.geocities.com /sven_noren/Grenadier/armies.html   (489 words)

  
 Armed force
Armed forces may be organized as standing forces (or a regular army), which describes a professional army that is engaged in no other profession than preparing for and engaging in warfare.
A citizen army (also known as a militia or reserve army) is only mobilised as needed.
On the other hand they may also harm a society by engaging in counter-productive (or merely unsuccessful) warfare, by domestic repression, or simply by supporting the idea that violence (or the threat thereof) is the way to get what one wants.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/a/ar/armed_force.html   (575 words)

  
 USDP: DPjudge Adjudication Algorithm
No help list: a list of units owned by the same power as the piece being attacked which are offering support to the unit in its attempt to move into an occupied space.
Combat list: list of all units attempting to enter (or remain in) the space.
Create a "combat list" containing all units that are attempting to either move to or remain in that space.
www.floc.net /dpjudge/?page=Algorithm   (1274 words)

  
 PKKA-CA: Fronts & Armies
The list of armies assigned to the specific front varied in course of war and depended on the objectives.
The power of army varied in course of the war from the army, which could barely defend itself, to the gate crushers.
All Arms Army and Shock Army should not be confused with a Tank Army, which, while being a mobile group at the disposal of front, was tasked to enter breakthrough in the sector of the specific All Arms Army in the advance operations/alternatively, close the gap at the enemy's breakthrough.
pkka.narod.ru /front.htm   (466 words)

  
 Epic: Armageddon - Armies of Vaul (Titan clans, etc)
This might make the list too weak, and there are two ways of handling it; either make the army better at shooting so that it doesn't have to assault, or include more assault units.
As for the amount of support available to the list, I think it will be easier to balance a list that can only take support from 1 of 3 support lists than one that can freely choose from a single list that has as many (or more) choices as the 3 separate lists combined.
This is not a craftworld list, this is a titan clan list.
www.specialist-games.com /epic/forum_b/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6571   (10111 words)

  
 Warhammer Historical Wargames
It’s an interesting list in Armies of Antiquity because Hannibal won most of his victories with cunning manoeuvres and cavalry, yet most armies that I have seen on the table do not make use of this cavalry.
The list is very generic and will benefit from a full army list with the different city-states highlighted, especially Sparta.
All the various armies in WAB have their strengths and weaknesses, and as a general rule I would always recommend you choose an army and period of history that interests you personally, rather than one that you feel might win a lot of games, because ultimately you will be disappointed.
www.warhammer-historical.com /armies/intro2.asp   (1315 words)

  
 Army Lists
If you have a comment or expansion for one of the army lists, either published or posted, please click here.
In addition to any shown on their army list, all armies are entitled to field one Train base, with statistics as follows:
The army may field an Army Standard mounted on the base of the most senior Officer fielded.
www.visbellica.com /army_lists4.htm   (873 words)

  
 Warhammer Historical Wargames   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Imperial Romans are the classic ancients army and with the list included in the rulebook is easily accessible.
Away from the general, the army suffers from low leadership and the loss of a flank can be significant.
The list in Armies of Antiquity covers a huge period of Japanese history and clouds the real style of the army and the real selections available.
www.warhammer-historical.com /armies/intro.asp   (1190 words)

  
 Army List Book 1 Armies (under DBM 3.1)
Data is shown firstly in total for each army and then for each player that has used that army.
The number of tournaments each army has been used at is shown (sometimes as T:) If the same army is used by 2 players at the one tournament this counts as 2 uses in total.
In brackets is the weighted difference per game between players' scores when using this army and their overall average score per game (all armies).
www.iworg.com /ratings/book1.html   (1108 words)

  
 news
lists had a couple of miscalculated point costs, so you should re-download those lists.
The new list, along with a few other new army lists, will be put up in the next few days.
There was an error with the army list, the Hurler's missile attack was only supposed to be skill 2.
www.thanesgames.com /news.htm   (1401 words)

  
 Army List Book 3 Armies (under DBM 3.1)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Army List Book 3 Armies (under DBM 3.1)
There are 28 such armies (out of 79 available).
Players using this army: Coghlan, Donal T: 1 G: 1 Avge: 5.00 (-0.3) W: 0 D:100 L: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 3/30 Magyar.
iworg.com /ratings/book3.html   (958 words)

  
 Developers and Publishers Miniatures Games
Army lists, army list viewer, home rules, battle reports, suggestions, ancients rules for FR and photographs.
List of publications, player database, demonstration games, scenario orders of battle for alternative rule sets, after action reports and photos.
Description, optional rules, list of armies, frequently asked questions, purchase information and clarifications.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Miniatures/Developers_and_Publishers   (906 words)

  
 Armies of the Jungle: Hivefleet Azhdarchoid
By detailing how the army was collected, how the background and color schemes were developed, and how the army is used on the battlefield, we hope that this series will provide inspiration for those interested in collecting similar armies.
In the list above, the units marked with an asterisk (*) were part of my friend’s army that I purchased, although some units were added to since the initial purchase to fill out their numbers (particularly the Hormagaunts and Genestealers).
Almost all of the figures in my army are from Second or Third Edition; since the figures in the initial army were out-of-print, I wanted to keep a consistent look to the army.
www.fightingtigersofveda.com /aotjnids.html   (1864 words)

  
 Aztec List
Mexica armies were extremely solid, keeping ongoing pressure up against the enemy line while commanders looked for weak points or flanks against which elite shock troops could be sent.
Aztec armies used their Pochteca traders to discover the lie of the land before a campaign began.
These cities fought in a similar fashion to the great armies of the triple alliance, although their regional weapons could differ from the Aztec norm (such as the cuauhulolli, a long handled halberd).
www.inisfail.com /~ancients/wab-aztecs-kidd.html   (1265 words)

  
 UA Info Page
To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the UA Archives.
Using UA To post a message to all the list members, send email to ua@lists.unknown-armies.com.
This is a private list, which means that the list of members is not available to non-members.
lists.unknown-armies.com /mailman/listinfo/ua   (264 words)

  
 West Sudanese (DBA 120)
This list covers the African kingdoms of the Sahel region, south of the Sahara Desert, and also the area around Lake Chad, from the height of the Empire of Ghana in the 11th century until the collapse of Songhai following Moroccan raids at the end of the 16th century.
The Berber list represents the Almoravid invasion of Ghana.
The Moroccan army at Tondibi was too heavily armed with shot to be represented in DBA.
fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/dba120.html   (1931 words)

  
 Introduction
Armies must follow all restrictions on army selection from their own Army Book.
Only the main army list can be used for the army in question.
Ogre units marked with the special rule Dogs of War may be included as Rare choices in armies that include that option in their main army list.
docdragon.homestead.com /files/IronMaster/Iron_Axe_Instructions.htm   (297 words)

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