Biblical Hordes of the Things and DBA

Reviving an old project that had stalled long ago - 20mm Biblical warfare with the Hebrews and the Philistines. This is based on using mainly a few packs of Caesar Miniatures 20mm figures though to add chariots to the Philistines I'll use some horses from old Atlantic miniatures though the chariot bodies will need to be scratch built and probably the wheels.

I used the Hebrew and Philistine packs together with the Trojan army pack to provide more heavy warriors for the Hebrews and missile troops for the Philistines. 

Army lists for Hordes of the Things

Hebrews 

Already prepared

Hero @4 points - Samson 

Spear general @2 points - not given this one a name, though it could be Solomon who reigned in the correct era.

2 Warband @2 points - Simeonite and Ephiraimites "mighty men of valour" with a bit of repair needed on the central figure on the left hand unit.

2 Shooters @2 points -Benjaminite archers and slingers

3 Spears  @2 points - other tribes, though I have considered making these hordes for HotT

To do 

Cleric @3 points - Moses with the tablets

Sneaker @3 points - Judith outside Holofernes tent

2 Spears @ 2 points - tribesmen

1 Shooter - Benjaminite archers

An actual army list would be 

Spear General - 2 ap
Hero (Samson) - 4 ap
Cleric (Moses) - 3 ap
Sneaker (Judith) - 3 ap
2 Warband (Simeonites and Ephiraimites) - 4 ap
2 Spears (other tribes) - 4 ap
2 Shooters (Benjaminites) -  4 ap
Total - 24 points

For DBA the Early Hebrew list (I/27) is largely 3Aux with a few Psiloi and Warband. To get into later periods Chariots start to be an element. Given the Hilly terrain type this is definitely an army that will need to use terrain to be effective. 

Philistines

Already prepared

Hero @4 points - Goliath 

Blade general @2 points

6 Blades @2 points 

2 Shooters @2 points - javelinmen

To do 

Knight general @2 points - generals chariot

Knights @ 2 points - chariot

2 Shooters @2 points - subject slingers and archers

other possibility is a god @4 points such as Dagon or Baal, but the first of those tends to be confused by H.P. Lovecraft's appropriation of the name. Not sure how I would represent either of them on table. 

Army list

Blade general @2 ap

Hero (Goliath) @4ap 

6 Blades @12 ap 

3 Shooters (javelins and bows) @6ap

Knights (chariots) @2ap

Total 24ap 

 

DBA Early Philistine (I/29a) list is largely a Blade army with only a few 3 Auxilia, light Chariots and Psiloi for variation. One thing that I find a little odd with the DBA lists for the Philistines is the sudden change from a largely blade army to a chariot and spear army with the list I/29b.The army becoming more similar to the Cannanite types in the area they colonised seems logical, but I would have expected transitional states with subject spearmen and still some of the Philistines fighting in their previous agressive manner.