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In an upcoming chapter of <i>New Worlds</i>, I have to depict this battle in all it's detail. Since I'd been hinting at it for a while, now, I thought I would post its progress. I work on it bit by bit, adding little details whenever I have some spare time. I love seeing huge battles, the tactics, and maneuvers in movies and well done documentaries. I hate thinking of them as an afterthought (like that abomination "Alexander" movie), where we're not given any tactical details.
In this scene, the Feline Confederate infantry have gone into square formation to defend against the fierce Ataelian cavalry charges. The purpose of the square formation is to form bayonet lines on all sides, pointing outward like pikes. Since horses and other cavalry animals (even fierce, carnivorous, warm-blooded reptiles) aren't suicidal, they won't charge straight into the line.
In this scene, the Feline Confederate infantry have gone into square formation to defend against the fierce Ataelian cavalry charges. The purpose of the square formation is to form bayonet lines on all sides, pointing outward like pikes. Since horses and other cavalry animals (even fierce, carnivorous, warm-blooded reptiles) aren't suicidal, they won't charge straight into the line.
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When you're dealing with cavalry formations.. we're talking 300+ enemy horse/dinosaur/whatever with mounted and armed riders, cannon will only handle them at range. As they close, the infantry's best defense is the square formation. Often the corners of the square will have cannons in them.
Please forgive my tactical ignorance, but why would mounted archers close in on opposing infantry like that anyway? Bows are ranged weapons. Of course, so are muskets, which are fairly superior when it comes to the actual firing. Perhaps they're trying to take advantage of the reload time of a musket, but I would think that negating that was more or less the idea behind having the infantry fire in alternating volleys. And even if not, what advantage is there to closing in with a bow? Especially as there appears to be only two mounted archers vs. at least twelve infantry...unless that's just because this is an incomplete sketch?
This is very nice. I like how you've got all those characters lined up without making it a mess, and it's most excellent that each is different in appearance and pose.
With it's lizard cavalry and musket equipped soldiers, this reminds me a lot of Temeraire, a book series by Naomi Novik set during the Napoleon Wars with a fantasy twist - the existence of dragons. It is a most excellent read and I recommend it whole heartily.
With it's lizard cavalry and musket equipped soldiers, this reminds me a lot of Temeraire, a book series by Naomi Novik set during the Napoleon Wars with a fantasy twist - the existence of dragons. It is a most excellent read and I recommend it whole heartily.
Very nice, its great to see someone who enjoys some strategy too. I recall one formation used against calvary was a V or box formation. The front lines would create pockets to guide the horses in, instinctively they would move towards the indent if they were being forced to charge and once inside the pocket it closed around them and the rider was trapped in place, or something like that.
Beautiful piece
Beautiful piece
Wow, you can certainly see all the time and effort you're putting into this one. It's looking especially good so far. I've seen way too many drawings like this where the characters just don't feel alive. Its just too static, you know? But you can really see the movement and life in this. Way to go man.
This has "epic" written/drawn all over it! The perspective is damn near flawless (at least I have found no imperfections) and the whole contrast between fighting style, culture, and dress makes this picture so freaking awesome! I love all of the detail you put into this like the screws in the muskets and the tattoo designs on the Ataelian.
The dynamic action is just so vivid too! I can almost smell the gunpowder, and hear the vicious snarls of those reptilian beasts
The dynamic action is just so vivid too! I can almost smell the gunpowder, and hear the vicious snarls of those reptilian beasts
I didn't want to make them so large they might be slow and hard to weild. In the end, after working with several different designs, I went with a somewhat "Raptor" like dinosaur body. Plus, in the picture, they're stooped in their full sprint posture, and you're looking at them from the front, which tends to hide some mass.
Ahhh. So you like big battles, eh? Same here. Love epic battles. Guess thats why I enjoy Warhammer 40k so much, everything is big and mean and epic and just over-the-top insane. :b
If you are familiar with the box formation, I wonder if you have ever done a picture of hedge-and-shot formations, or checkerboard formations.
If you are familiar with the box formation, I wonder if you have ever done a picture of hedge-and-shot formations, or checkerboard formations.
very cool. to me it sort of looks like an "all against the world" type scene. Great job on the musket bayonets too, although, and I don't mean to sound elitist, but you might want to offset them a tad bit more from the barrel, they seem a bit close to it to me.
I do love your work and detail to the little things on this pic, as your right on the bayonets attach to the barrel via a socket that is part of the bayonet and is locked in place by the front sight a system that stayed in use til WW II. Sadly any archer worth thier arrows can fire more arrows then a trained soldier and a muzzle loading musket, as most found out the hard way
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