02-15-2016, 03:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-15-2016, 03:23 PM by Anatol Wyss.)
Thanks, will look into that.
About the ranks.. As I understand it every unit, whatever their size can be broken down into files, and every file has a file leader and a rear leader. Depending on the length of the file there would probably be someone in the middle with a rank above the average grunt. I've also read that the rear guard (the ouragos) was the second in command to the file leader. But how did that work out in reality? If the enomotarch died in battle - how would he be replaced? If the guy who was second in command was placed at the end of the file - how could he possible replace the guy at the far front of his file? The logical choice in my (noob) opinion would be for the guy next to the leader to take his place, and then the guy behind him would take his place. The front rank was were you wanted the most experienced soldiers (?), and the second in command should be able to see what the enomotarch sees, so he should have the second file??
About the ranks.. As I understand it every unit, whatever their size can be broken down into files, and every file has a file leader and a rear leader. Depending on the length of the file there would probably be someone in the middle with a rank above the average grunt. I've also read that the rear guard (the ouragos) was the second in command to the file leader. But how did that work out in reality? If the enomotarch died in battle - how would he be replaced? If the guy who was second in command was placed at the end of the file - how could he possible replace the guy at the far front of his file? The logical choice in my (noob) opinion would be for the guy next to the leader to take his place, and then the guy behind him would take his place. The front rank was were you wanted the most experienced soldiers (?), and the second in command should be able to see what the enomotarch sees, so he should have the second file??
