Advice for bretonnians

[spiritusXmachina]

Not Warmaster Magazines! Warmuster Magazine Issue #2 -  Brandnew!

http://sites.google.com/site/wmplaytest/warmuster---the-fan-zine

Use the link above. Treb servants are in the photo of the trebuchet and mangonel.

Greetings,
Gerald

[marell le fou]

I was responding to that :

Have you tried the warmaster magazines.

And yes i've read Warmuster#2. I founded it less interesting than the first one. I'm not fond of new rules. But this is not the subject of this thread.

[azrael71]

I was responding to that :

Have you tried the warmaster magazines.

And yes i've read Warmuster#2. I founded it less interesting than the first one. I'm not fond of new rules. But this is not the subject of this thread.

neither is looking for new models.
It is about seeking advice for a new bretonnian army 

[spiritusXmachina]

Is it a real GW trebuchet ? I seldom see any picture. Could you take some for us ? Do you have servants with it ?

I just replied to this. The photo of the Tribock in Warmuster #2 in fact pictures the GW Trebuchet. It's the same model (the renaming just was necessary because of rules-issues).

[jchaos79]

I have never play with bretonnians (I have a little army waiting for painting).

Has anybody tried to use it as an horde army using peasnts and few knight for hard hitting?
Does makes sense my proposal?

[Guthwine]

I wouldnt recommend it, except maybe against undead enemies where your infantry can actually do something.

The problem is not that the knights cant hit hard, but if you dont hit your enemy decisively, you will mostly face a countercharge where you need to be able to loose at least some of them. I would at least recommend a bp of 4 and always watch your opponents flying units, they can take your offensive power before you now it if you arent careful.

[spiritusXmachina]

  Unfortunately (although a nice idea) with such an army played to the extreme you really have to hide your three or four units of knights behind and have to hope they won't get attacked (which could even be fuelling the constant opponent's mockery about the cowardly knights ). And it will be very risky to use your knights for the urgent needed punch.

The minimum breakpoint I would aim for is 3 (so at least 5 units of knights, better 6). I would then form three brigades of two units (so that your breakpoint is not cracked in one easy sweep). But Guthwine is right, keep an eye on those flying knight-killers (even weak units can kill you when coming from the flank). And with those three brigades you have a little punch when needed.

That should still give you some points for some commoners.

I would not aim at that army list when beginning Bretonnians but such an army can be fun to play as a variant once in a while.

Greetings,
Gerald