Re: [FH] Vectorverse was Re: NAC - American style

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:05:47 -0500, Adrian Johnson <adrian@stargrunt.ca>
wrote:

> What about Reconquista Spain?  European hungry growing power fighting
> against technologically equal/superior but fading Moors;  the
"Moorish"
> analogue could have a fading empire with some "top notch" technology,
but
> that in moderate numbers, backed up by lower-tech "slave" forces
(ah-la the
> Janissary forces of the... who had them?  The Ottoman empire? Was it
John's
> Eastern Romans?).  The "European" analogue might have lower tech, but
> greater numbers and convictions.  Or something.  :)

Ottomans.  And the Yeni-ceri were excellent troops.  It was the rest
of the Ottoman troops that were what might charitably be described as
ash and trash, but lots of them.

John
-- 
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani