Size of Armies article

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Size of Armies

Advice for Fantasy Writers This article is by Toni Šušnjar. One of basic elements of fantasy warfare is fantasy army. And one of basic elements of army is its size, which will affect organization and logistics, as well as strategies and tactics it can employ. Thus, prospective fantasy writers...

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One of basic elements of fantasy warfare is fantasy army. And one of basic elements of army is its size, which will affect organization and logistics, as well as strategies and tactics it can employ. Thus, prospective fantasy writers should understand factors which limit the size of premodern militaries. But to understand that, it is first to understand differences in what writers mean when they talk of armies.

 

[pmmg]

Another useful article. Gets kind of far into the weeds for me, but its a good reference fro trying to answer, how large should my army be?