Above is another way to use your Romans in Classical Hack a single legion of either Romans or Latins. In this case you are using a figures a scale of 1:15. Each unit represents one maniple (on paper a 120 men. A legion had 10 maniples in each line of hastati and princeps. This is just another method of deploying based on figure representation. By comparision this smaller figure representation is on a much more tactical way to game. The velites in the first line could be in various unit sizes while being assigned for administrative purposes to the triarii. The triarii would number about 600. These could be in centuries or more likely maniples.

Using this highly tactical deployment requires 80 figures for the princeps, 60 figures for the hastati if you use them in loose order (I try to use 2 stands units representing the maniple). In the rules you are permitted to reconstitute units when they dwindle from casualties. When reconstituting units they go to the next lower morale class than they started as. For example a unit of B morale class unit would become a C morale class unit.

The rules also allow for using single figure stands of two (Li),three (Mi in loose order or Lmi)and four figures per stand (Hi) (not shown) This a figure representation of 1:30. The reconstition rule applies to this as well.

Above is another way to use your consular Roman army with the figure scale of 1:100. In this case I deploy the units (12 figures) as entire lines of 1200 men for the line infantry. Two units of triarii with one shown as in loose order to the left rear line. The lines can still exchange ranks by falling back. You have to keep the supporting line within 2 inches to do this. The velite units are at the bottom of the photo. The cavalry alae (wings) are on the flanks. Using the legion in this scale means you can deploy more legions using fewer figures.

Historical Comments

Permit me to say this, when correctly deploying Romans, regardless of figure scale, of this period hastati are placed in front of the princeps and the princeps in front of the triarii. To place the hastati and princeps side by side is historically incorrect. That is not to say that this never occurred however from what we know this is not how the Romans actually operated in battle. In practice the idea was velites skirmished forward of the hastati and then retired back to the triarii. The enemy would pursue the velies and hit the hastati. If things went wrong the hastati would fall back behind the princeps. The pursuing enemy would then crash into the princeps.If things really go bad the princeps would reitre behind the rallied hastati or if they routed behind the triarii.

Some sources say the Latin allies used the cohort. Players can make their Allies deploy in larger units as they see fit.