ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"><html> <head> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>Dave's Army Pages - Tuareg 1000AD-1591AD (Book III/69)</title><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"><!-- to hide script contents from old browsers function ShowPopup(page,name) { x = window.open('','','resizable=yes,location=no,directories=no'+ 'scrollbars=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,status=no'+ 'width=100,height=100'); x.document.open(); x.document.write('<html>'); x.document.write('<head>'); x.document.write(' <title>'+name+' - Image Viewer</title>'); x.document.write(' <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">'); x.document.write(' var NS = (navigator.appName=="Netscape")?true:false;'); x.document.write(' function fitWindowToPic() {'); x.document.write(' iWidth = (NS)?window.innerWidth:document.body.clientWidth;'); x.document.write(' iHeight = (NS)?window.innerHeight:document.body.clientHeight;'); x.document.write(' iWidth = document.images[0].width - iWidth;'); x.document.write(' iHeight = document.images[0].height - iHeight;'); x.document.write(' window.resizeBy(iWidth, iHeight);'); x.document.write(' self.focus();'); x.document.write(' }'); x.document.write(' window.onload = fitWindowToPic'); x.document.write(' </script>'); x.document.write('</head>'); x.document.write('<body onblur="self.close()" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" bgcolor="teal">'); x.document.write('<img src="'+page+'"/>'); x.document.write('</body>'); x.document.write('</html>'); x.document.close(); } // end hiding contents from old browsers --></SCRIPT></head> <body bgcolor="yellow" text="black" link="blue" vlink="teal" alink="white" background="../Shared/parchment1.bmp"> <p align="center"><font size="+3">Tuareg 1000AD-1591AD (Book III/69)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="TuaregPics/ArmyPhoto.jpg"><img border="2" style="height: 300; width=400" name="Tuareg 1000AD-1591AD (Book III/69)" src="TuaregPics/ArmyPhoto.jpg"></a></p> <p align="center"><small>Click on thumbnails for larger images</small></p> <p align="center"><font size="+2" align="center"> Army Consist </font></p> <table align="center" border="2" width="500" cellspacing="5" background="../Shared/parchment2.bmp"> <th width="25%">Element</th> <th>Description of Troops</th> <tr> <td><a href="#ELEMENT001">1x3Cm (Gen)</a></td> <td>Tuareg General</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#ELEMENT002">10x3Cm</a></td> <td>Camelry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#ELEMENT003">1x3Cm or 2LH</a></td> <td>Bow Camelry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#ELEMENT004">1x3WB or 3Ax</a></td> <td>Tuareg Foot Troops</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#ELEMENT005">Camp Followers</a></td> <td>A Patch of Sand</td> </tr> </table><br clear="left"><armyinfo> <p>The Tuareg were a much-feared people of the Sahara, second in fame only to the Fanatic Berbers who would later sweep across their lands. They were known to mercilessly raid trade caravans moving through the area, often in force. They were often known to join with a caravan as friends, only to turn on one of the group later and leave them for dead in the desert sands. They are a people as harsh and unforgiving as the desert in which they live.</p> <p>Descriptions of the Tuareg vary over many years, but as soon as I knew I wanted to paint them, I had a particular vision for how I wanted them to look. I wanted their dominant feature to be their dark indigo robes, rather than their shields or their accents. This left a remarkably small number of figure manufacturers to choose from. Eventually the army was comprised of figures from Essex, Falcon UK, and Chariot.</p> <p>Their robes are a uniform dark blue indigo color (believe it or not, that is blue, not black.) I was aiming for a sharp contrast between the indigo and the tan/white of the camels. Plus, I admit, I was also trying to shadow the "black riders" look from the "Mummy" films.</p> <p>This army is a bit of an oddity in DBA, existing as one of the only low-aggression all-Camelry armies. With certain options, 12 Camelry units can be fielded with a 0 aggression factor, making their immunity to Dunes and Oasis a very viable tactic.</p> </armyinfo><hr> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" style="width: 220"><a name="ELEMENT001"></a><a href="TuaregPics/General01.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg General" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_General01.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/General02.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg General" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_General02.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/General03.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg General" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_General03.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/General04.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg General" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_General04.jpg"></a></td> <td> <p><font size="+1">Tuareg General [1x3Cm (Gen)]</font></p><notes> <p>The Tuareg General is little removed from the rest of his Camelry forces, noteworthy only from his flag and light blue turbans. Though the lighter blue is probably a later Berber influence, it was an easy way to distinguish the stand from the rest of the army.</p> <p>Though late to adopt Islam, I couldn't resist the opportunity to paint the star-and-crescent against the solid black of the flag.</p> </notes></td> </tr> </table> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr></td></tr> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td><a name="ELEMENT002"></a><p><font size="+1">Camelry [10x3Cm]</font></p><notes> <p>The mainstay of the Tuareg forces are their massive horde of Cavalry. Primarily, these cavalry were spear or javelin armed, and a mix of tribesmen from throughout the region. Though there would likely have been much variation in the color, their use of the Indigo robes is meant to give a uniform look to the group.</p> </notes></td> <td align="right" valign="top" style="width: 220"><a href="TuaregPics/Camelry01.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camelry01.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camelry02.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camelry02.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camelry03.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camelry03.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camelry04.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camelry04.jpg"></a></td> </tr> </table> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr></td></tr> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" style="width: 220"><a name="ELEMENT003"></a><a href="TuaregPics/CamelArchers01.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Bow Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_CamelArchers01.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/CamelArchers02.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Bow Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_CamelArchers02.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/CamelArchers03.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Bow Camelry" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_CamelArchers03.jpg"></a></td> <td> <p><font size="+1">Bow Camelry [1x3Cm or 2LH]</font></p><notes> <p>Bows were considered a somewhat uncivilized weapon to the Tuareg, and for much of their existence as a raiding army were limited to the poorest of tribesmen. Since this element in DBA can be classified as either 3Cm or 2Cm, it seemed natural to represent these outcasts here.</p> </notes></td> </tr> </table> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr></td></tr> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td><a name="ELEMENT004"></a><p><font size="+1">Tuareg Foot Troops [1x3WB or 3Ax]</font></p><notes> <p>Though primarily a mounted army, it was not unheard of for Tuareg to assail their enemy on foot (or for poorer tribes to be called to battle without the benefit of mounts.) Thus, these spearmen were brought to the field.</p> <p>Since, in this army, the foot troops were likely to be less commonly used, I chose to only make a single pair of elements to cover both DBA options. This covers their inclusion in the army as either Warband or Auxilia, though Warband is the most common deployment.</p> </notes></td> <td align="right" valign="top" style="width: 220"><a href="TuaregPics/Warband01.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg Foot Troops" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Warband01.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Warband02.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="Tuareg Foot Troops" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Warband02.jpg"></a></td> </tr> </table> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr></td></tr> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" style="width: 220"><a name="ELEMENT005"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camp01.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="A Patch of Sand" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camp01.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camp02.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="A Patch of Sand" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camp02.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camp03.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="A Patch of Sand" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camp03.jpg"></a><a href="TuaregPics/Camp04.jpg"><img border="2" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="height: 75; width: 100" name="A Patch of Sand" src="TuaregPics/Thumbs/tn_Camp04.jpg"></a></td> <td> <p><font size="+1">A Patch of Sand [Camp Followers]</font></p><notes> <p>For the Tuareg camp, I wanted to try and grab hold of the nomadic, desperate feel for the life of a Tuareg. The idea that a simple rock, shielding an oasis-like patch of rainfall (or an underground spring) from the encroaching desert seemed a perfect choice.</p> <p>The stand of two foot troops can double as Psiloi in the army, or represent the Camp Followers. The Palm Tree Barker marker can be removed to check zones-of-control or left to provide the Camp Followers with a small bit of much-needed shade.</p> </notes></td> </tr> </table> <hr> <p align="center">Please send any comments/criticisms/corrections to <a href="mailto:webmeisterzeke@att.net">webmeisterzeke@att.net</a></p> <p align="center"><img name="Tengwar Parmaite" src="../Shared/Tengwar.gif" border="0" height="46" width="400"></p> <hr> <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="20"> <tr> <td style="height: 25; width: 32"><a href="ArmyIndex.html"><img border="0" style="height=25; width=32" src="../Shared/3darrow_darkblue.gif"></a></td> <td><a href="ArmyIndex.html"><font size="+1">Click to return to the Army Index Page</font></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><small>This page was last updated on February 5th, 2008 at 03:07 PM</small></p> <center><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript> <div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c7.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=824617&amp;java=0&amp;security=85edfb5d" alt="counter free hit unique web"></a></div> </noscript> </center> </body> </html>