Sword and Spear Sample Armies

Subsets of the official lists

The following lists have been simplified to remove options that aren't of interest to the webmaster.

Carthaginian

Name Type Discipline Strength Protection Missile Melee Other Points Army Value Restrictions
Core Troops
African Spearmen or hoplites Heavy Foot 4 4 Sw - Spears - 27 4 C
Veteran Spearmen Heavy Foot 3 4 Arm - Spears - 40 4
Gallic or Spanish Cavalry Cavalry 3 3 Av - - Undrilled 24 4 R
Cavalry 3 3 Arm - - Undrilled 32 4
Cavalry 3 3 Av - - - 28 4
Cavalry 3 3 Arm - - - 36 4
Numidian Cavalry Light Horse 4 2 Av Javelins - - 15 3 R
Spanish Scutarii Medium Foot 4 3 Av - Thrown Weapons - 18 3  
Gauls Heavy Foot 4 4 Av - Impact Undrilled 24 4  
Javelinmen Light Foot 4 2 Av Javelins - - 9 2 R
Camp Camp 4 3 Av - - - 0 3  
Support  Troops
Citizen Cavalry Cavalry 3 3 Arm - - - 36 4 R
Elephants Elephants 4 3 Arm - Impact Undrilled 33 4  
Elephants 5 3 Arm - Impact - 24 4
Balearic Slingers Light Foot 3 2 Av Sling - - 12 2 R

Compulsory troops (2 x African Spearmen + 2 x Veteran Spearmen) is 134 points

 

Mid Republican Roman

Name Type Discipline Strength Protection Missile Melee Other Points Army
Value
Restrictions
Core Troops
Veteran Hastati & Principes Heavy Foot 3 4 Arm - Thrown Weapons - 40 4 C
Hastati & Principes Heavy Foot 4 4 Arm - Thrown Weapons - 30 4
Raw Hastati & Principes Heavy Foot 5 4 Sw - Thrown Weapons - 18 4
Veteran Triarii Heavy Foot 3 4 Arm - Spears Steadfast 44 4 R
Triarii Heavy Foot 4 4 Arm - Spears - 30 4
Velites / javelinmen Light Foot 4 2 Av Javelins - - 9 2  
Camp Camp 4 3 Av - - - 0 3  
Support  Troops
Roman Cavalry Cavalry 3 3 Arm - - Undrilled 32 4 R
Cavalry 3 3 Av - - Undrilled 24 4
Cavalry 4 3 Av - - - 21 4
Italian Allied Cavalry Cavalry 4 3 Av - - - 21 4 R
Spanish scutarii Medium Foot 4 3 Av - Thrown Weapons Undrilled 15 3 R
Gallic foot Heavy Foot 4 4 Av - Impact Undrilled 24 4  
Cretan Archers Light Foot 3 2 Av Bow - - 16 2 R
Slingers Light Foot 4 2 Av Sling - - 9 2 R
Numidian Cavalry Light Horse 4 2 Av Javelins - - 15 3 R
Elephants Elephants 4 3 Arm - Impact Undrilled 33 4 R

Compulsory troops (2 x Veteran Hastati, 2 x Hastati, 2 x Raw Hastati) is 176 points.

 

Later Successor

Name Type Discipline Strength Protection Missile Melee Other Points Army Value Restrictions
Core Troops
Companions or Xystophoroi Cavalry 3 3 Arm - Impact - 44 4 R
Cataphracts Cavalry 3 3 HA - Impact - 44 4  
Cavalry Cavalry 3 3 Av - - - 28 4  
Phalanx Heavy Foot (L) 4 4 Sw - Pikes - 42 6  
Imitation legionaries Heavy Foot 4 4 Arm - Thrown Weapons - 30 4 R
Camp Camp 4 3 Av - - - 0 3  
Support  Troops
Thorakitai Heavy Foot 4 4 Arm - Spears - 30 4 R
Galatians Heavy Foot 4 4 Av - Impact Undrilled 24 4 R
Allied or levy foot Medium Foot 4 3 Av - - Undrilled 12 3  
Medium Foot 4 3 Av - Spears Undrilled 15 3
Arab Camelry Camels 5 3 LP Bow - - 16 4 R
Elephants Elephants 4 3 Arm - Impact Undrilled 33 4 R
Cretan Archers Light Foot 3 2 Av Bow - - 16 2 R
Archers Light Foot 4 2 Av Bow - - 12 2 R
Archers Medium Foot 4 3 LP Bow - Undrilled 12 3  
Slingers Light Foot 4 2 Av Sling - - 9 2 R
Javelinmen Light Foot 4 2 Av Javelins - - 9 2 R
Horse Archers Light Horse 4 2 Av Bow - - 18 3 R
Light Cavalry Light Horse 4 2 Av Javelins - - 15 3 R
Scythed Chariots Scythed Chariots 4 3 Av - Impact Undrilled 15 0 R
Bolt Shooters Artillery 4 2 Av Artillery - - 15 2 R

No compulsory troops