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Hi, for those with the rulebook - what is the basing system in hail ceaser. What does the unit composition and army composition look like?

Hi There

There is non really

If you and your opponent have same width bases you are sorted

When we started with HC we used DBA bases so in our forces

4 bases arranged 2x2 is a standard unit
6 bases arranged 3x2 is a large unit
2 bases 2x1 is a small unit
1 base is a tiny unit

Our 6mm impetus bases are 80mm x 30 mm and we can still play HC against each other

You thinking of using your WOTR figs

Yes mate, looking at options for these figures. Obviously project has far outgrown Lion Rampant so hunting for alternatives. So amount of figs in each unit doesnt matter, just unit width.?

Technically you could have a single fig but it would look a bit odd.

Baldie wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:27 am

Technically you could have a single fig but it would look a bit odd.

Ok thanks. And is each unit type ie foot, mounted, archers, infantry etc all the same base sizes?

Yup

Owt you and opponent want to do

I really like HC

Guesty wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:46 am

Baldie wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:27 am

Technically you could have a single fig but it would look a bit odd.

Ok thanks. And is each unit type ie foot, mounted, archers, infantry etc all the same base sizes?

only thing that matters is the width of the units, 80mm for "standard" is good for smaller units, then you have 40mm for "small" and 120mm for "large", with "tiny" on 20mm. Depth is whatever suits - these sizes match what works with DBA bases, no reason a "large" unit couldn't be a pair of 80mm bases though.

the only thing that differs is artillery which from memory is a bit weird anyway and I suspect is "whatever fits" as generally if it ends up in combat its screwed anyway, not a vast amount in HC thankfully