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I usually have a 16 romans, or 4 squads of knights, but anyway, with the romans, I line them up in a phalanx that is two hexes deep and eight hexes wide. However, given the terrain, I may split it up, to where there are two columns of 8 soldiers, but for an open field, the phalanx works. I move up the rear most troops, then alternate between the two. Now, given that this is four squads, I move like this:
Starting Move
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Movement 1
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Movement 2
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Movement 3
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Movement 4
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Ok, so this takes four movement, but you have a solid force advancing. Whenever conflict is reached, stagger the approach of this first line, alternating four of them, engaging the enemy, and bringing up the other four as your forces die. Reform starting from the back whenever you move on.
With the zombies, yo ucould do this to, but have the ranks six wide. Mine are six wide and four deep, and the ability to attack with three, and move another six, makes this even more potent.
Theophilus.
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