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Ihr Warenkorb ist leerEurope in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was a place of almost constant warfare. With no organised national armies battlefields were the domain of the mercenary companies of the day – chief amongst these were the colourfully dressed Landsknechts. Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as a reaction to the Swiss mercenary pikemen that had dominated battlefields for decades before the Italian Wars (1494-1559). They would be found in most armies in Western Europe of the time, even appearing in the British Isles in the service of Henry VIII. Clashes between rival Landsknecht regiments were particularly bloody, becoming known as ‘Bad War’. The toughest of a rough bunch were the veteran Doppelsöldner – soldiers on double pay. Their extra payment was for volunteering to fight in the front ranks and the inherent risk that entailed. The trick was surviving to claim the extra pay! Doppelsöldner would most often be armed with the ranged arquebus or crossbow and arrayed in front of the main blocks of pikemen. Alternatively they may be armed with the vicious six foot long two-handed swords, the Zweihänders, or equally long halberds. Zweihänder-armed Landsknechts would generally be found in the front ranks of the pike blocks or occasionally detached to form their own unit for special roles as well as providing protection for the unit’s colour party. The famous German mercenaries, the Black Band, included 2,000 two-handed swordsmen. The figures in this boxed set can be used to represent the Landsknechts raised in Germany or other nations of the period and can be armed with either halberds or Zweihänder swords.
JGar
Bewertet in den USA am24. März 2025
If you're buying these for Pike & Shotte or Saga: Age of Chivalry, these models should work great.If you're a Warhammer Empire player looking for affordable proxies for your Greatswords and State Troops, be warned: these guys are on the small side of 28mm.Many of Warlord's kits are "heroic 28mm" (especially a lot of the older Bolt Action stuff), but this kit is well within the "true scale 28mm" side of things. In fact, these models are even a little smaller than Perry Miniatures or some of GW's Middle-earth range.I have attached a picture of Warlord's Landscknect on sprue vs GW's Empire Great Cannon crew on sprue. The GW model's legs are about twice as thick, and their legs come up to about 1/3 of the Warlord model's torso.Painted and based, these models might be fine to add to existing units, but honestly, they are a bit too small for Warhammer.One other criticism: this box does not include any command sprues. Which is kind of insulting, given that the box art features a drummer and banners!
Arrivato un anticipo, tutto come descritto.
Bewertet in Italien am 6. Februar 2024
Arrivato in anticipo, tutto come descritto
Steven Taroo
Bewertet in den USA am31. März 2024
The box came with signs of light crush, probably during delivery but there was no damage to the model kit. Good price if you see this on sale.
Seal
Bewertet in Großbritannien am 21. August 2024
I bought these to add to the pikemen I had already got. I liked the 2 handed swordsmen and they built up nicely and look good. But I'm not convinced by the haberdiers. These are just pikemen with a replacement metal arm holding a halberd. They are a hard to attach, needed super glue and sometimes drilling and pinning, and result in a model that won't stand up without being glued to a base. They look pretty wooden too as only one pose, I only made a few before I gave up and used the rest at pikes.
Thijs
Bewertet in den Niederlanden am 10. März 2024
Hoge kwaliteit en veel bouw plezier.
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