Whichever history you believe, the
Hyksos became masters of Lower (Northern) Egypt for
quite some time. They seem to have used weapons and
equipment common to Canaan and Greater Syria, though no
doubt their forces soon became indistinguishable from
Egypt's.. Their elite were chariot-mounted and to
counter this, native Egyptian rulers became reliant on
chariots as well. Eventually the Hyksos were defeated by
Ahmose and Khamose, Ahmose going on to found dynasty
XVIII.
The army is the (b) variant only, with
four light chariots. A good balance of chariot, blade
and light troops. Most figures are 1/72nd scale Atlantic
Trojans, while chariots, drivers and Psiloi are Atlantic
Egyptians. These are part of my Desert range so their
bases are finished in yellow ochre with a sprinkle of
medium flock.
General (LCh/Gen)
The general figure is a lightly
remodelled Trojan leader, with bronze helm and bronze
scale corslet, long striped robe and long cloak.
Light Chariotry (LCh)
Trojan archers in Egyptian chariots,
with the horses remodelled to remove
the distinctive Atlantic blankets and give them bulkier
breast-straps.
Massed Blades (3Bd)
The Trojan double-weaponed figure is
impressively tall and menacing. Some
(see close-up) are re-equipped
with spears and some have a shield slung.
Auxilia
These are Trojan spearmen with a new
shield, which I decided the monumental evidence is
trying to suggest is a rectangle, angled along the
vertical centre and reinforced with bronze bosses.
In the near future I will work on the Auxilia needed to
create the (a) list, probably something pretty
Syrian-looking.
Psiloi
Equally useful to most of my Desert
range, these are
the Atlantic Egyptian skirmisher figure.
