The thing is the image above there are about 6 x 9 squads in view (almost). That's 54 soldiers.
Considering the one above has about 10-15K extra equipment
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bf2-clone-trooper-bd96ed8c58524926b3507bfbd30f9b17
And if i remember correctly it is the highest lod in the mod so thats 54 x 40000 =
2160000 Triangles
Also dont forget to include weapon polygon count that's maybe 1.5k-3k (1.5 x 54)
Considering the game those infantry are for is for a gpu with 256 MB NOT GB.
Also regarding total war three kingdoms, if we assume the polygon count for an infantryman is 1k tris and the maximum amount of soldiers are 24000 that would be 24000000 triangles. Excluding terrain and props…
Am i still insane if 200 million can be on screen at once? :/ (without multiplying with 60 fps)