Romans vs. Normans--Help!

[Matthew Amt]

Romans instead of Saxons at Hastings...
Late or Imperial? (Pila or Plumbata?)
Defended camp to fall back on? Defended forts and cities?
In depth chain of command?
Well trained and disciplined Troops?
Artillery? Roman Cavalry Support?...

Well, if you follow the link in my original post, you'll see the specifications of the scenario. "7000-8000 Roman legionaries, a legion plus a few cohorts, Late Republic or Early Empire. " It's just for the battle, really, not meant as a greater campaign or overall "Romans versus Normans to conquer the world" kind of thing.

Artillery is a factor that has not been mentioned yet

Actually, I mentioned artillery in one of my posts in that thread, but it didn't get discussed, really. I certainly agree that it would make an impact! But I think the guy who started that whole thread was only thinking of replacing the Saxons with an equal number of Romans. That alone would mean Norman defeat, most likely. But if you replace the Saxon *army* with a complete Roman *army*--including baggage, tools, artillery, etc.--then it's no contest!

The thread on MyArmoury seems to have ended, no new posts for a couple days. We don't really have to fight it all out again here!

Matthew