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Tomorrow's War TOE:
Holy Order of the Knights of Byzantium
Holy Order of the Knights of Byzantium
Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum
Inspired by Dr Who double episode: The Time of Angels/ A Time of Stone, this tabletop force is a work in progress. It represents a secular military order similar to the Knights Hospitaller whose purpose is to protect humanity amongst the stars. And sometimes, they get there in time!
More tinkering needed, maybe add some specialist roles and drones/bots.............. note that whilst I've used a Byzantine theme, I've deliberately steered away from any particular religious order or heirarchy.
NEW BYZANTIUM CONRIS (platoon)
Confidence Level: High
Supply Level: Normal
Tech Level: 2
Networked Command (Grid): Sometimes (TL2)
Body Armor: Light Body Armor (+1D), Brother Friars: Armoured (+2D)
Troop Quality/Morale: D8/D10
CONRIS Tactical Command
1 x Bishop w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIV CR&U/GL (Light Support)
1 x Gonfannonier w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
1 x Hospitaller w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
1 x Brother Specialist w/St.Peter of Sebaste MkI SMG (bots/drones/Grid tech)
1 x Brother Sniper w/Saint Theophilus the Penitent Gauss Sniper Rifle
2x Fannons each:
Fannon command element
1 x Arch-Deacon w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIV CR&U/GL (Light Support)
1 x Deacon w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIV CR&U/GL (Light Support)
1 x Cleric Grenadier w/St. Gregory MK7 MAW (Med. Support/Class 2 AT)
1 x Cleric Riflemen No.2 w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
Fireteam 1
1 x Father w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
1 x Cleric Gunner w/St. Gregory of Nyssa SAW (Light. Support)
1 x Cleric Grenadier w/Holy Antioch RPG (Med. Support/Class 1 AT)
1 x Cleric Riflemen w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
Fireteam 2
1 x Father w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
1 x Cleric Gunner w/St. Gregory of Nyssa SAW (Light. Support)
1 x Cleric Grenadier w/Holy Antioch RPG (Med. Support/Class 1 AT)
1 x Cleric Riflemen w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
Fireteam 3
1 x Father w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
1 x Cleric Gunner w/St. Gregory of Nyssa SAW (Light. Support)
1 x Cleric Grenadier w/Holy Antioch RPG (Med. Support/Class 1 AT)
1 x Cleric Riflemen w/St.Nicholas Cabasilas MkIII CR
Fireteam 4
1 x Brother Abbot w/St.Constantine MKII PGMP (Heavy Support +3D)
3 x Brother Friar w/St.Constantine MKI PGMP (Heavy Support +3D)
Python fans will note that I couldn't resist the Holy RPG of Antioch!
CR = Combat Rifle
RPG = Rocket Propelled Grenade
PGMP = Plasma Gun Man Portable
U/GL = Underslung Grenage Launcher
CR = Combat Rifle
RPG = Rocket Propelled Grenade
PGMP = Plasma Gun Man Portable
U/GL = Underslung Grenage Launcher
Cheers
Mark
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Any news about a release date for TW?
ReplyDeleteThen fire the Holy RPG of Antioch at thy foe, who being naughty in my site shall snuff it! Cute!!!
ReplyDeleteSaw these guys on Doctor Who, I wonder if the writers got their inspiration from 40k or some such?
Don
Hi Mark, thanks for posting. Question: don't you have a rather high percentage of support weapons in the unit? Think it's about 1:1 support to combat rifles.
ReplyDeleteNot really Jon. Traditional packaging of sci fi minis - 1 saw, 1 rocket launcher/fusion weapon and 6 riflemen is WW2 or at best Pentomic Cold War thinking and barely reflects the present let alone the future.
ReplyDeleteTake a look at the Ambush Alley Forum where the TOE thread will demonstrate that many modern 1st world forces have a 1:1 support weapon to combat rifle mix - or even higher.
Hence why I think manufacturers should look at less rifle armed troop variations and more leader/SAW/RPG/MAW poses etc.
In this instance, each Conris is a light infantry ship based brotherhood. To paraphrase someone on TMP (I think), "when you are shooting down Zombies bullpup combat rifles are fun, but when you are faced with every alien demon in the universe, you need all the heavy firepower you can get".
In fact your Federal Army Support packs make great ready made Fireteams for the New Byzantines!
Cheers
Mark
Thanks, but aren't British fire teams (for instance) made up of three men with the SA80 and one with the LMG?
ReplyDeleteThe Federal army models will be sold in a squad pack, 12 figures, by the way.
LOL! Peacetime yes. The equivalent of 12 men would have 3 LMGs ;-)
ReplyDeleteI doubt there is any such thing as a 'standard' fireteam structure in Afghanistan but 1 SA80 + U/GL, 1 SA80, 1 LSW (SAW), 1 Minimi (LMG) seems to be a commonly quoted structure.
RUSI found that section weapons (heavies) won firefights, individual rifles were effective only at 200 yards or less. They advocated a future section of 8 men: 1 grenade launcher, 1 LMG and 6 men armed with 'sub-machine guns' like the HK MP7.
The future is open to speculation as far as small unit structure is concerned, especially once we take force multipliers - smart weapons, smart ammo, grid fires, bots, drones and synthetics - into account.
Cheers
Mark
Here's what a current British Army Squad in Afghanistan would generally look like (like everyone else, the Brits are taking mission oriented approach gearing up, so weaponry carried will vary from mission to mission at times):
ReplyDeleteFireteam 1
1x Squad Leader w/SA80
1x Grenadier w/SA80 UGL and Benelli Shotgun
1x Gunner w/L108A1
1x Gunner w/L108A1
Fireteam 2
1x Asst. Squad Leader w/SA80
1x Grenadier w/SA80 UGL
1x Gunner w/L108A1
1x Gunner w/GPMG
UGL = Under-Slung Grenade Launcher (a'la M203)
Thanks Shawn
ReplyDeleteThere's a great article "Adapting the British Light Infantry Section and Platoon Structure for the Contemporary and Future Operating Environment" on platoon organisation, tactics and future developments - excellent stuff for anyone interested in Future/Sci Fi small unit battles.
Pdf download here: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/journal/docs-temp/255-shaw.pdf
Cheers
Mark