02-05-2014, 11:09 PM
In case of housing - you don't always need barracks for your professional troops.
They can house in civilian houses or in provisional camps - that was frequent in history.
Historically many professional soldiers were responsible for buying their gear on their own (either or soldiers or just commanders of units and sometimes also NCOs). But of course they received payment for their service, so they could use that money to buy the equipment (or to cover the expenses of previously buying it). There were often documents which established what was the minimum required equipment that you needed to have if you wanted to become a soldier of a particular unit. For example: "to serve in this unit, you need a horse worth at least 20 florins, a sword, (...)" etc. If men could afford it, then they had more than just "minimum".
It was in their interest to have more than what was required as "minimum". For example better armor.
They can house in civilian houses or in provisional camps - that was frequent in history.
Quote:Late Roman Heavy Cavalry were professional soldiers who recieved their gear
Historically many professional soldiers were responsible for buying their gear on their own (either or soldiers or just commanders of units and sometimes also NCOs). But of course they received payment for their service, so they could use that money to buy the equipment (or to cover the expenses of previously buying it). There were often documents which established what was the minimum required equipment that you needed to have if you wanted to become a soldier of a particular unit. For example: "to serve in this unit, you need a horse worth at least 20 florins, a sword, (...)" etc. If men could afford it, then they had more than just "minimum".
It was in their interest to have more than what was required as "minimum". For example better armor.
