HaT 1:72 Assyrian Allied Infantry 8121

HaT 1:72 Assyrian Allied Infantry 8121

Like all empires that of the Assyrians relied on military support from the subject peoples in times of crisis. Vassal kings would give a commitment to provide troops whenever the king called for them, and they would muster with both the professional Assyrian troops and the peasant levies, ready for the campaign.

The soldiers in this set would seem to be a fair representation of some of the allies Assyrian kings could call upon to fight with them. They wear no armour except the helmet which has a crest, a feature that some Assyrians copied. The spearmen all have a bronze disc in the centre of the chest (called an irtu), but as usual the archers are much more lightly attired.

HaT 1:72 Assyrian Allied Infantry 8121 HaT 1:72 Assyrian Allied Infantry 8121 HaT 1:72 Assyrian Allied Infantry 8121

Like all empires that of the Assyrians relied on military support from the subject peoples in times of crisis. Vassal kings would give a commitment to provide troops whenever the king called for them, and they would muster with both the professional Assyrian troops and the peasant levies, ready for the campaign.

The soldiers in this set would seem to be a fair representation of some of the allies Assyrian kings could call upon to fight with them. They wear no armour except the helmet which has a crest, a feature that some Assyrians copied. The spearmen all have a bronze disc in the centre of the chest (called an irtu), but as usual the archers are much more lightly attired.