The Big Re-basing - Thoughts?

I winkled some of the recently acquired hoplites off their bases today and tried them out on different sized bases in different configurations. I want to have a system that is compatible with both the standard basing for (non-figure removal) Basic Impetus and for the figure/element removal oriented Alala! (a hoplite specific ruleset).

Probably the biggest question is whether to go for 3 or 2 ranks. My Republican Romans and Carthaginian heavy infantry are in 2 ranks on 60 x 30 mm bases. Two bases go to make up a unit of roughly 40-45 figures. For the same rules I would use 2 base-units also for the Greek hoplites. Here's a comparison of 2-rank Roman base of Hastati versus a 3-rank hoplite base.

Does the Greek base look too deep by comparison to the Romans? Bear in mind the Greek figures are Baccus and slightly 'chubbier' than the H&R Romans. Both bases are 60x30mm.

A complete Greek unit in 3 ranks. 60 figures in total, so much 'weightier' than the Roman unit of 40-45.

Alternative configuration. Same no. of files per base, but in 2 ranks. In this case I would go for bases only 20mm deep because I might want to use double-depth phalanxes and 30mm would leave too much space. Each base would hold 20 figures so a unit in Basic Impetus would be 40 strong., about the same as the Romans.

The chaps off to the left are in the double-depth phalanx on 20mm bases.

The suggested 'unit' in the Alala! rules is 24 figures in 2 ranks.  Each figure represents c.50 men. For 25-28mm sized figures the rules suggest a frontage of 15mm per figure with a 20mm depth. So the whole unit would be 180mm long. An alternative to individual figure removal is element, with the unit being 6 elements strong.

Rather than simply reducing the frontage to 1/4, I thought I would beef up the number of figures in such a unit and 1/2 the frontage. I'm considering two options:

Option 1

2 bases 60x20mm

2 bases 30x20mm

2 bases deep

2 ranks

Total strength 60 figures (6 elements of 10 figures)

Total frontage 90mm

Total depth 40mm

This would give me about 6 units (3 a side), maybe with 1 or 2 more if I use the Carthaginian heavy infantry too

Option 2

1 base 60x30mm

1 base 30x30mm

1 base deep

3 ranks

Total strength 45 figures*

Total frontage 90mm

Total depth 30mm

* element size might be awkward

This would give me about 10 units.