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You mean I'll be forced to emulate the most effective fighting force of the pre-industrial era? Oh bummer... ;)Joking aside, you're saying that I would have 12 legions to work with right off the bat (including the two composed of Breton conscripts), each composed of around 5000 soldiers, mostly heavy infantry and skirmishers? Then if the need arises, I can call upon six more legions of citizen-soldiers that will take more time to mobilize and have less training and experience than the professional legions (I'm trying to stay true to the 18 legions in elder scrolls canon).
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Sounds about right. Though I would say 10 regular legions on stand-by, with the 2 Breton legions taking up time and resources to mobilize. I wouldn't go with 6 more legions, since the empire took a big hit from Skyrim's departure. 4 or 5 more Cyrodiilic citizen legions would be more accurate. These legions will be operating at a lower effectiveness than the 10 regulars.