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I love combined-arms armies, and the Ming fit that to a 'T'. They've got all the tools in the Late Chinese toolbox (so no cataphracts or chariots, and of course no elephants)
Ming General
Ming General
This is the mighty Ming general: Bad Horse.
Figures are Grumpy. I'm not certain about the horses, who might be Essex, but the riders are certainly Grumpy.
Chinese Mercenary Horsemen
Chinese Mercenary Horsemen
China's best cavalry were not Chinese. These are ... Chinese, and therefore not China's best cavalry!
Figures on the left stand are Essex Mongols (which work fine for armored Chinese of this era). Figures on the two right stands are Grumpy.
The left stand could serve as Elite Cavalry (Mongol or Jurchen guard horsemen).
Chinese Horse Archers
Chinese Horse Archers
These are Essex figures from their Mongol range, which work fine for this type of stand.
Protected Chinese Bow & Crossbow
Protected Chinese Bow & Crossbow
These are classified as Pavise in Triumph. The front figures are Grumpy; the rest are a mix of Grumpy, Gladiator, and maybe even an Irregular crossbowman in there.
Chinese Elite Foot
Chinese Elite Foot
These work for the Elite Foot of the Early Ming, or for the Heavy Foot of the Later Ming. Mostly Grumpy figures.
More Chinese Infantry
More Chinese Infantry
Heavy Foot. Irregular, Grumpy, Gladiator, and Grumpy going from left to right.
"Dare to Die" troops
"Dare to Die" troops
These forces could fight with swords or halberds, aggressively in open order, or with handguns and fire-lances as skirmishers. The stand on the left is based as Raiders, the one below is Skirmishers.
Bamboo Battery
Bamboo Battery
One of the main reasons to play the Ming is their two Artillery stands, here shown as ranks of bamboo rocket launchers.
I don't recall where I got the bamboo battery; I think the crew might be Irregular?
War Wagons
War Wagons
The Later Ming get an option of War Wagons, which are (a) supercool and (b) a real problem for enemy mounted armies, and so good for the primarily infantry Ming.
Sadly nobody does any Ming Warwagons. So I made my own.
Detailed description of their construction is available by hitting the button below.
Zhuang or other Southern Foot
Zhuang or other Southern Foot
As an infantry-heavy army, the Ming are happy to have at least a bit of open-order infantry. These are painted as Southern tribesmen from the Zhuang or similar cultures.
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