DBA Armies

II/76 KOGURYO KOREAN 300 AD - 668 AD

Koguryo was the northern kingdom formed in Korea after the collapse of the Chinese Han dynasty. Overland invasions by Sui and T’ang Chinese armies failed to capture the heavily fortified frontier cities of the kingdom and it was only in 668 AD when weakened by civil war Koguryo fell to the Chinese forces. Koguryo soldiers are described as “warlike” and texts emphasize the widespread use of armour. The core of the army was its noble cavalry, nearly always depicted on fully armoured horses. Son Bae were elite young nobles who could be represented as a fully armoured lancer riding an unarmoured horse. The Malgal tribes of Manchuria provided both horse and foot archers. Armoured halberdiers depicted on one general’s tomb carry long Chinese-style halberds and medium sized shields. Militia had long spears, but lacked large shields. An earlier Chinese source mentions Yemaek tribesmen armed with pikes “as long as 3 men” and a regiment so armed was taken over by Shilla after the fall of Koguryo. References: Slingshots 234-236, Armies of T’ang China K.H. Ranitzsch.

II/76 — Koguryo Korean Army 300 AD - 668 AD

List: 1 x General (4Kn), 1 x cataphracts (4Kn), 1 x SonBae (3Kn or 4Kn) or horse archers (LH), 1 x Malgal horse archers (LH) or armoured swordsmen or halberdiers (3/4Bd), 1 x armoured archers (4Bw), 2 x long-spearmen (4Pk) or militia (3Pk), 2 x militia (3Pk), 2 x militia archers (3Bw), 1 x Malgal or other archers (Ps or 3Bw)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 0
Enemies:
Allies: II/38b or II/61c or II/75 or II/77a or III/7b