Deliberating over how I want my Northstar Dwarf army to be structured. I'm leaning towards a mid-Republican Roman manipular style right now, because for one thing the Northstar Human shields I put on them look vaguely Roman and suit more individualistic combat rather than a shieldwall. That and the super heavy armour. Albeit that's more EIR rather than the style of warfare I'm thinking of from the mid-Republic. Secondly, the manipular system was implemented to be flexible in Italian hill country, which suits the military requirements of Dwarves - they would want a system that prevents them from getting caught out in an inflexible formation by a Goblin hill tribe ambush. Thirdly, the super heavy armoured Dwarves with double handed axes would make a great equivalent to the Triarii. While all the young Freshbeards fight as unarmoured skirmishers and the frontline chainmail-clad infantry to earn their reputation, and the mature Dwarves with their heavy armour and shields make up the second rank, the Greybeards make up the last line of reserve. Whenever my Dwarf lines are breached and all looks perilous, I can autistically declare out loud, "so, it's come down to the Greybeards" to the exasperated cringes of my opponents.