Daylami: Bow, psiloi or how much of both? Asked by Kelly Gay, 24 August 2021

A question for the hive mind. I picked up Josh's Dialami army (thanks Josh!). It's now my lockdown project. The bow troops can count as either Bow or Ps. Ps support Aux. I don't play DBMM enough to work out which option would be best, or what ratio of bow to Ps would be best....what would you do..... 

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• • • Zach Russell

      Ps supporting ax s every time

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      • Kelly Gay

        Why? Isn't it situational?

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    • Barry Norris

      Aux(S) are pretty tough - especially in terrain. Ps(O) helps a bit but only against warband and non-Kn mounted. So I would not forego Ps but at least some Bw(O) is more aggressive and will break up formations. You can even mount them and run with the Cv. This assumes a regular army of course. Depends on your inclination to aggression. I'd run about 50/50. But I'll defer to Mr Yaxley who operates Buyids in his downtime from the Norse-Irish.

      

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    • Allen Yaxley

      I have the Dialami . Usually run the 16 Cv(s), 4 Kn(I) . But two lists for foot using Bw(o) or Ps(o) to support Ax(s).

      Great army , fun to use .

      Some comps allow two lists. 

      The Bw are always a better option in my opinion.

      

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      • Kelly Gay

        Hmmm, got lists you can share? I was going to try a foot list, and planned to order some Cav (s), but maybe only 8 of them.

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      • Allen Yaxley

        Send to you tomorrow.

        

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• • • Allen Yaxley

      One of the lists I use for Buyids.

      

      

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    • Bruce Ferguson

      Their natural enemy is the Sellyids of Nears

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      • Allen Yaxley

        Bruce Ferguson , nice . But no…….

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      • Bruce Ferguson

        The Butnoyids of Nice?

        

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• Richard Foster

  Hi Kelly, you can have lots of them, 1 per Ax S so I would have 2 units of 4 Bw O elements (4 to a base) which can and should have mounts and 12 Ps O elements (2 to a base). The supporting Ps O are excellent against Warbands so you always want them. To conclude 32 bow figures for the 8 Bw O and 24 bow figures for the Ps O.

  

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    Nick Buckby

    Richard Foster “units”?

    What is this heresy!! 

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• Richard Foster

  Plus you should paint up some mounts for the 8 Bw O. Onto it!

  

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  • Kelly Gay

    I'd actually never thought of that, Interesting! Thanks!

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• Allen Yaxley

  Mounted bow , good move.

  

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  • Allen Yaxley

    Kelly , put a list together and let the DBMM world critique it . Wei….The Hive mind 

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  • Alastair Duncan

    Among the Brent collection were a couple of dozen Garrison dailamyi. Amost flats with spear and bow. Being back 5th edition wrg light heavy infantry B class javelin shield and bow.....the wo derby troop of their day.....and in 4th edition they were long spear hollies....