Flashing Steel unit profiles for Italian Wars troops

Note: the full armor/partial armor rules are house rules made up for earlier games I played with FS - they are translated from 17th century half/three quarter armor rules.

I. Cavalry

Gendarme - 94pts

Gendarmes are the heaviest form of Renaissance cavalry, the mounted elite nobility of a kingdom. They prefer the comfort of a camp over going on missions, so they are rare to find in a skirmish.

Q3+ C4 (40)

Cavalry Lance (12)

Dashing (5)

Elite (4)

Full Armor - C+1 when defending against ranged attacks; ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs.

Impetus (7)

Mounted (6)

Squire - 53pts

This is a general term for battle cavalry of lesser standing, usually in support of a gendarme or leading a troop of light cavalry.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Impetus (7)

Mounted (6)

Partial Armor - ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs. (7)

Sword - other or Pole Arm [short spear] (10)

Jinete - 51pts

Light Spanish horse with nothing for equipment but a quick steed and lots of bravado.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Dashing (5)

Impetus (7)

Mounted (6)

Sword - other or Pole Arm [short spear] (10)

Stradiot or Mounted Crossbowman - 58pts

Mercenary light cavalry, famous for their skirmishing skills.

Q3+ C3 (30)

Mounted (6)

Sword - other or Pole Arm [short spear] (10)

Bow or Crossbow (12)

Reiter - 60pts

Cavalry of lesser standing, drilled the German Imperial way to use pistols, softening up the target before a charge.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Mounted (6)

Partial Armor - ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs. (7)

Pistol (10)

Double Pistols (4)

Sword - other (10)

II. Infantry

Crossbowman - 48pts

Rank and file troopers favouring the crossbow instead of matchlock weapons.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Bow or Crossbow (12)

Forester (3)

Sword - other (10) [or just a dagger for a lesser point cost]

Arquebusier - 48pts

Rank and file troopers, well trained in harassing enemy close formations with their firearms.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Forester (3)

Musket Light (12)

Sword - other (10) [or just a dagger for a lesser point cost]

Elite Shooter - 70pts

A veteran soldier skilled in using his firearm.

Q3+ C4 (40)

Ranger/Light infantry (5)

Hawkeye (3)

Musket Light (12)

Sword - other (10)

Halberdier - 48pts

Generic troops armed with pole weapons - the pike being a formation weapon, these should have been discarded for shorter pieces when skirmishing.

Q4+ C3 (23)

Brawler (15)

Pole Arm (10)

Swordsman - 50pts

Armoured front ranker swordsmen favoured by the Spanish, or basically any trained soldier sent on a skirmish mission.

Q3+ C3 (30)

Maximise Weapon (3)

Partial Armor - ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs. (7)

Sword - other (10)

Elite Swordsman or Halberdier - 67pts

A valuable veteran melee professional, usually escorting an ensign or a VIP.

Q3+ C4 (40)

Bodyguard (3)

Elite (4)

Partial Armor - ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs. (7)

Strong (3)

Two-handed sword (counted as a Pole Arm) or Pole Arm (10)

Foot Knight - 75pts

A nobleman trained to fight on foot, with excellent gear at his disposal.

Q3+ C4 (40)

Duellist (7)

Fearless (3)

Full Armor - C+1 when defending against ranged attacks; ignores enemy ‘better weapon’ knock-downs.

Sword - Rapier (15)

28mm Ottoman Army plans

Now that I'm about 90% complete with the Cossacks and the Poles, I would like to expand my 28mm Renaissance collection to include Ottomans.

The good thing about an Ottoman army is that they are quite similar, sans a few details, from the early 1500s to the end of the 1600s. 

So the cheap core of my army - which is a provincial type to be honest - should be the Perry or WA Afghan infantry, and the GB Arab Spearmen&Arches plastic sets, which in total would give me about eighty troops, or, using my reduced figure count units for The Pikeman's Lament, ten or so units.

The WA Afghan horse or GB Arab light horse could then be used as provincial spahis for the cavalry element.

With some command and artillery added from the Perry Napoleonic Mameluke/Ottoman sets or the equally good Warfare Miniatures ones, my armies should be ready to conquer (or most likely not). With such an amonut of figures I could even field rebellious factions against each other.