Reformatted DBA-RRR Spanish Army Lists (Italian Wars 1494-1558 AD)

Tony Aguilar’s DBA-RRR, for DBA Extension rules for Renaissance, Reformation and Restoration 1500-1700, look promising for playing the Italian Wars. Aguilar provides army lists to accompany the rules, based on those for DBR, but I have some gripes with the formatting. In this post I reformat the DBA-RRR Spanish Army Lists (1494-1558 AD) to more closely match the style of other DBx lists. I admit it also helped me internalise the lists – understand them better – with a view to perhaps tweaking them in the future.


I/4 Neapolitan Spanish. 1495-1518 AD

Arable.
Ag: 1

Choose 12 elements from:

1-2 x Kn (g) Spanish gente de armas
2-8 x LH Spanish ginetes
1-2 x 3Bd Sword-and-buckler men
0-3 x Sh Spanish arquebusiers
0-1 x Can Field guns

Only 1495-1502 AD:
1-6 x Sk Spanish crossbowmen

Only 1503-1518 AD:
1-6 x Pk Spanish pikemen
1-2 x 3Bd Sword-and-buckler men
0-2 x Kn Italian elmeti
0-3 x Sh Spanish arquebusiers
0-3 x Sk Italian foot crossbowmen or arquebusiers
0-1 x Can Field guns

Only 1503-1511 and 1513-1518 AD:
0-2 x LH Italian horse arquebusiers

Only 1512 AD (Battle of Ravenna):
1-3 x Gun War carts
0-1 x Sk (g) Pedro Navarro accompanying sharpshooters armed with heavy matchlock
0-1 x LH Italian horse arquebusiers


I/5 Spanish Imperial. 1519-1558 AD

Arable.
Ag: 1

Choose 12 elements from:

1 x Kn (g) Spanish gente de armas
1-2 x LH Spanish ginetes
4 or 2-4 x Pk Spanish pikemen1,2
4 or 2-4 x Sh Spanish arquebusiers1,2
1-2 x Pk Landsknecht pikemen
0-1 x Kn Burgundian men at arms
0-1 x Sk Skirmishing Spanish musketeers
0-1 x Hd “Indifferent” Italian foot
0-1 x Can Field guns

Only 1519-1533 AD:
0-1 x 3Bd Spanish colunela sword-and-buckler men
0-2 x Kn German men at arms
0-1 x Kn Italian elmeti
0-1 x LH Italian horse arquebusiers
0-1 x LH German mounted crossbowmen
0-2 x Sk Unregimented arquebusier companies
0-1 x Hd Additional “Indifferent” Italian foot

Only 1534-1558 AD:
0-2 x LH Replace Spanish ginetes with Spanish herguletiers
0-1 x LH Replace Spanish ginetes with Italian horse arquebusiers or German mounted crossbowmen
0-1 x Kn Replace Burgundian men at arms with Italian elmeti
0-1 x Sk Replace skirmishing Spanish musketeers with Unregimented arquebusier companies

Only 1534-1543 AD:
0-1 x Kn Replace Burgundian men at arms with German men at arms

Only 1544-1558 AD:
0-1 x Pi Replace Burgundian men at arms with German reiters with boar spear and pistol

Notes:
(1) There must be the same number of Spanish pikemen (Pk) and associated Spanish arquebusiers (Sh).
(2) There are 2-4 in the period 1519-1533 AD and a compulsory 4 in the period 1534-1558 AD.


Additional Troop Types

The following conversions to ‘standard’ DBA were made:
Kn = all Ln elements and Pi (F)
Pi = Pi (S) and Pi (O)
Cv = Cv, Pi (I), and all Si
Cm = All Camels other than Cm (F) LCm = Cm (F)
Sh = all Shot elements (S, O, F, I) A x = Wb (I)
Lit = WWg (I)
Gun = Art (F, I, X)
Can = Art (S,O)


References

Aguilar, T. (2012). DBA-RRR: Renaissance, Reformation and Restoration 1500-1700 Extension Rules v. 1.21. FADBAG Yahoo Group.

This 1500-1700 period extension is intended to enhance the De Bellis Antiquitatis v. 2.2 rules set (hereafter referred to as DBA) written by Wargames Research Group. It in no way is meant to replace, duplicate or infringe on the copyright of that product.

This is not a complete game. A set of the DBA v. 2.2 rules is required for play.

Aguilar, T. (trans.) (2011). DBA-RRR: Renaissance, Reformation and Restoration Army Lists v. 1.21. FADBAG Yahoo Group.

This extension is to be treated as an addition to the standard De Bellis Antiquitatis v. 2.2 rules with some additional troop types.

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