Sweeds for the deluge (1655-1660)

[ciaphas]

Hi, i have based up my Poles and are now looking to build the other antagonist. however my question is what figures are best suited to this purpose, my guess would be English civil war but not which models?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

jon

[FierceKitty]

Don't forget the other enemies: Muscovites, Turks, Cossacks, Tartars, and even other Poles, since they had a civil war of sorts. The Muscovitrs look very pretty, Turks play well in an army with four rather than three commands, and Cossacks can get a LOT of fast shot and cheapo axemen and pikemen.
   In fact, I'm just starting a Swedish army now myself, using Pendraken ECW figures too. The ranges are nearly completely interchangeable (except for hairy haggis-eaters with axes and broadswords).
   Good luck to you; glad that there are still  few P. and S. gamers on the boards. Hope you'll lend your voice to the call for Aztecs (not to mention Koreans, Chinese, Burmese....)

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Got Turks and Poles in 10mm.

IanS

[Nosher]

If you go the ECW/TYW route you can pit the Poles against Swedes, Catholic Germans, and of course many of the 'later versions' of the same armies. In fact (and I wish I had done this) if you keep the pike and shot units generic enough you can have one pike and shot army pretty much represent any one of its contempories by using interchangeable falgs or command units

[ciaphas]

So if i bought an army pack to get started which one as i believe there are lobsterpots in the new model army pack and i can find no reference of this in the sweedish acounts i have read.

cheers
jon

[FierceKitty]

I've seen a Swedish flag showing a horseman in a lobster pot helmet.

[ciaphas]

thanks to everyone have reached a conclusion, will use GNW figures as they match the rest of the groups figures, ie they are doing WSS. I will tweek my poles to be a little later than they are currently.

jon

[FierceKitty]

That'll mean losing the hussars.

[ciaphas]

i just thought they were in decline, not that they disapeared.

jon

[FierceKitty]

Better ask a real expert.

[ciaphas]

got the answer they were in decine and most heavy cavalry was taken up by the use and employ of mercenaries.

jon