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#81

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by nikgaukroger - Sep 29, 2026, 04:37 PM

For fun I tried AI, comparing a T'ang army and a Byzantine army of the 10th century. I got this. Input anyone?

The AI needs to up its "research" as the bow not the crossbow was the main missile weapon of the Tang infantry.

#82

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 29, 2026, 04:13 PM

Personally, I think the T'ang would grossly outnumber any of the opponents you might be thinking of.  I mean, the side with the big battalions generally wins.   

Tell that to Alexander. 😏

#83

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Nick Harbud - Sep 29, 2026, 03:19 PM

Personally, I think the T'ang would grossly outnumber any of the opponents you might be thinking of.  I mean, the side with the big battalions generally wins.   

#84

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Jim Webster - Sep 29, 2026, 03:17 PM

who have been arguing vehemently that the Tang Dynasty never existed

What do they fill the time period with instead? 

"The basis of Qiao Yu's claim is that the succeeding Song dynasty actually began far earlier than traditionally accepted, therefore canceling out the Tang. The Song dynasty was of ethnic Han origin."

I must admit I was intrigued by the whole idea that the tang never existed when I first heard about it. More from what it might tell us about attitudes in Modern China than it would about the Tang/Song period 

#85

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 29, 2026, 02:45 PM

For fun I tried AI, comparing a T'ang army and a Byzantine army of the 10th century. I got this. Input anyone?

#86

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 29, 2026, 02:23 PM

As a wargamer I'm interested in how a T'ang army would match up against, say, an imperial Roman army of the 2nd century or a Macedonian army under Alexander. Also against an Indian army of the era of Alexander (a really big Indian army, not Porus' relatively small force).

#87

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Nick Harbud - Sep 29, 2026, 01:35 PM

A friend was visiting me when I was in the middle of painting up my 15mm T'ang army.  His Chinese wife noticed the figures and applauded my selection of an army from her homeland.  Despite being neither a wargamer nor an historian, she instantly recognised them as T'ang, which rather impressed me.

#88

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Duncan Head - Sep 29, 2026, 12:45 PM

who have been arguing vehemently that the Tang Dynasty never existed

What do they fill the time period with instead? 

"The basis of Qiao Yu's claim is that the succeeding Song dynasty actually began far earlier than traditionally accepted, therefore canceling out the Tang. The Song dynasty was of ethnic Han origin."

#89

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 29, 2026, 12:11 PM

I'm not sure the musing of Swedish influencers is a sound statistical basis to state European men think about the Roman Empire all the time.  Local young men seem more drawn to the Vandals.

I'd say they're drawn to the Space Marines.

#90

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Erpingham - Sep 29, 2026, 11:54 AM

I'm not sure the musing of Swedish influencers is a sound statistical basis to state European men think about the Roman Empire all the time.  Local young men seem more drawn to the Vandals.