Re: Patrol vs. the Cave Dudes

One of the weaknesses of the historical Byzantine army was that it often
depended on the quality of the leader.	Under good leaders they
excelled,
but poor leaders could wreck the army in a generation, to the point
where
military readiness became a joke.  Of course factional infighting was
also a
problem.  If I had a nickel every time some Byzantine campaign against
"barbarians" stalled because some Anatolian noble rebelled... :)  Of
course
the Space Byzantines have all the modern conveniences such as staff
colleges
to ensure quality, so the first point is not of a problem.  But I bet
the
NRE is still prone to internal Byzantine (sic) intrigues, often
affecting
its foreign policy.
On the battlefield, this could mean that you can have your armies
fighting
alongside NRE forces against other NRE factions in a civil war.  Maybe
NAC
units (or covertly-supported mercenaries) and some noble's boukellari
fight
it out with Thematic or even Tagmatic troops?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Patrol vs. the Cave Dudes

> > Also, I'd love to see John write an
> > appreciation from the perspective of the
> > enemies of his Nea Rhomanoi of how they
> > would take apart the forces he arrays
> > against them.
>
> Concur.  Of course, sometimes the weakness is "This unit can whip any
> three enemy units. Of course, you're outnumbered five to one..."
>
>