Quote Originally Posted by Foot
Um, I don't really understand the OP's question. If he is talking about different regional units all using the same or similar weapons, then no, these won't be got rid of because they represent soldiers from different tribal areas. If he is suggesting that units who carry different types of sword (short-sword, long-sword, two-handed sword) are merged into one, then this suffers from two complaints. Firstly, it would be impossible to do so due to statting issues: stats apply to the entire unit and we cannot differentiate stats depending on what weapon the soldier carries. Secondly, the idea that celts, germans would randomly mix different weapon sizes into one unit is largely a product of the romano-hellenic view of the barbarian peoples that we get through surviving literature.

Basically, units in EBII will hold different swords within the same unit, but having different sword models were never represented in EBI with different units. In fact, I charge the OP with finding an example like the one he posted that exists in actual fact in EBI.

Foot
No I didnt mean different sword types (like longsowrd, short sword, double handed etc) I meant because I cant imagine tribal warfare being so organized as to have the level of uniformity of post marian legion...thusone unit of spearmen may include SPEARMEN of 3 different kind....
Anyway If this is the case as you say then do we have designs of 5 different armor/shield/weapon styles for EACH EBII unit? Its like 5 times the workload compared to EBI and even worst one may run out of archeological sources to design such variety....