morvaltur wrote:
Suggestions for about how many troops are needed per army, if doing some of this scale?
These are just one guy's thoughts but here's my thinking and based largely on what I have with a few odds and ends that wouldn't be too costly to plug - with one big exception.
I haven't costed out the the formations with command and heroes but here's a rough sketch:
Minas Tirith (center)
- 24 infantry companies in 7 formations
- 12 cavalry companies in 2 formations
- Gandalf, Imrahil and, maybe, Faramir (he returned from the Rammas unharmed)
Mordor/Morgul Vale (center)
- 27 infantry companies in 7 formations
- 5 companies of cavalry in 1 formation (Morgul knights) no wargs at the Pelannor!
- 3-4 trolls
- Gothmog and Lord of the Nazgul on Fellbeast
Second Wave
Rohan
- 42 companies in 7 formations - Riders, Royal Guard, Sons of Eorl, Redshields, Outriders
- Theoden, Eomer, Eowyn, Merry, Gamling, Erkenbrand
Southrons
- 22 companies in 6 formations - Haradrim, Far Harad, Half Trolls, Corsairs
- 16 companies of cavalry in 3 companies - Haradrim and Mahud Camels
- 2 Mumakil
- Suladan and Nazgul
(to be continued...)