This is a complete Roman fortified marching camp set based on the "HOPPIDUS" modular system for ancient fortifications. The palisade module is composed of sudes stakes bounded together with ropes, and half buried in the embankment. Sudes is Latin for stake or pike. They were part of the standard legionary equipment and presumably used as a perimeter defense of an encampment. Also termed valles, they were wooden stakes 4 to 5 feet long, tapered to points at both ends with a cut out "handgrip" in the middle. They may also have been used to create a palisade or picket defense in front of a position prior to an enemy's expected charge or attack. These stakes are often incorrectly termed Pila Muralis or "Wall Spear" which instead probably was a particularly heavy javelin made for throwing down from walls. This module can also be used on top of the standard embankment, or deployed in several rows forming a sort of minefield many meters deep, completely covered of sharp stakes that would be tied up to each other underground, leaving out only the tips. That would form a really formidable barrier!
All these fortifications elements are supplied unpainted in kit and require assembly. This set include all the modules required to make 8 elements of TF for DBM that can be used as field fortifications or to make a fortified camp large enough to hold 8 element of baggage.
It includes 8 x 15for-AX, 8 x 15for-1 and 2 x 15for-TX, 18 modules in total.
HOPPIDUS is a truly modular system, and all elements of this set are compatible with each other. This means you can also add more elements from the complete HOPPIDUS range to expand and customize this basic set.Shown in Pictures with Tents from our range available seperately.
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15mm Historical Miniatures
£26.50Price
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