Little Wars IV - Final Results

[Karvon]

Please post your results here including period, your name, opponent's name, the armies and final raw scores.

All games should be finished by July 1.

The Lists

Ancients
1 Karvon - Huns (Western) 376 AD w German Horse Tribe allies.
2 Najanaja - Thracian (Triballi) 350 BC-46 AD
3 heidipie - Egypt 1200 BC
4 Holien - Carthaginian 262-236 BC
5 Indibil - Roman 425-498 AD with Hunnic (W) 455-559 AD allies
6 angusosborne - Samnites with Gauls
7 keksoid - Thessallian 404-352 w/ Greek 460 allies (D)
8 SawyerK - Thracian Roman Client 50 BC to 46 AD army with Roman ally
9 ulysisgrunt - Antigonid
10 rockmanbob123 - fatimid Egyptian 978-1073
11 principesromanes - Achaemenid Persians - 545-481 BC
12 Blagrot - Byzantine 551-578 AD

Medieval
1 heidipie - irish 1260 ad with anglo iriish allies (N.Europe)
2 Indibil - Catalan Company 1302-1304 with Byzantine central 1262 -1399 allies (Mediterranean)
3 rockmanbob123 - Teutonic Order (N.Europe)
4 chee006 Mongol (Europe) 1223 - 1241 AD (N.Europe)
5 markwatson360 - Indian (Muslim) 1470 AD (Tropical)
6 Blagrot - French 1480-1483 AD (N.Europe)

[ulysisgrunt]

ulysisgrunt (Antigonid) defeated SawyerK (Thracian Client with Romans) 71-34.
Because the armies are so small, breaking a few large units can be catastrophic.

[markwatson360]

Medieval

markwatson360(Indian Muslim 1470) defeats Indibil (Catalan Company 1302 +Byzantine Central allies)

Final score: 40 : 15

[SawyerK]

SawyerK leading the Thracian Roman Client army with Roman ally

defeated Najanaja and his Thracian Triballi force

by 66 to 38.

A hard fought battle that turned in favor of the Thracian Romans when they got a flank attack on a Picked Warband that had taken out a Veteran Legionnaire unit.

[Najanaja]

Najanaja (Thracian (Triballi) 350 BC-46 AD) beat ulysisgrunt (Antigonid)
42-8
Some luck for the warbands in this one...

[Najanaja]

Najanaja (Thracian (Triballi) 350 BC-46 AD) beat Indibil - Roman 425-498 AD with Hunnic
46-0
Predominantly mounted army fighting warband in good terrain and with not many recruitment points....

[angusosborne]

Ancients

angusosborne (Samnites) defeated Inidbil (Romans) 56-0

A flattering score line as I had two fragmented units at the end, but game won largely thanks to a magnificent flank charge from Gallic chariots that swept away three units of Roman cav.

[angusosborne]

Ancients

angusosborne (Samnites) defeats Najanaja (Thracians) 50-0

I'm not used to winning by such a large margin. Don't feel I massively outplayed Najanaja, but everything worked - sometimes by fine margins

[Holien]

Ancients

Holien - Carthaginian 262-236 BC defeats rockmanbob123 - fatimid Egyptian 978-1073 5% to 41%

As an apporpriate homage to their general a big chink of rock occupied nearly a third of the map on the Carthage left flank. The Fatimid forces pressed the attack allowing the Carthage light Cavalry into their rear. This was not enjoyed by the Fatmid Archers who as the saying goes "don't like it up them". Both Archers were disrupted and had reduced firepower allowing the Carthage forces to get close and personal with their Elephants. The Fatmid Cavalry found the Elephants invaded their personal space and the whole thing very disagreeable. The Fatmid general was last seen in the mountains looking for fossils....

What a lovely opponent and thank you the game, sorry it was a bit one sided...

Cheers

H

[angusosborne]

Post deleted - wrong thread

[Karvon]

Challenges created for

SawyerK - Thracian Roman Client 50 BC to 46 AD army with Roman ally
rockmanbob123 - fatimid Egyptian 978-1073
principesromanes - Achaemenid Persians - 545-481 BC
Blagrot - Byzantine 551-578 AD

The password is little

Please post challenges in the proper forum.

Karvon

[Holien]

Ancients

Holien - Carthaginian 262-236 BC defeats angusosborne - Samnites with Gauls 36% to 65%

A tough fight against the Samnites who pack a hefty punch when they impact. Many of my units just got rolled but a key defending African spears were dropped to Disrupted but held on just long enough to allow the Elephants to do their magic. A rallying Samnite choose the wrong spot and was stomped again. At one point the Samnites were 20 points up and it looked bleak for Carthage.

Angus is great to play as prompt turns and a bit of banter to pass the day. As folk know these games due to the points size are always going to turn on the finest bit of luck, or errors made as just too few points. Fast and dangerous.

Thanks for a close game.

[principesromanes]

Classical

Principesromanes (Achaemenid Persians 545-481 BC) defeats Holien (Carthaginian 262-236 BC) 57-19

The Persian arrows are deadly, especially to an exposed elephant that pursued out of position. The arrows dealt enough damage that it was over before the Carthaginian cavalry could properly roll the Persian flank. As always, luck plays a big role, especially when a sparabra hold a (disrupted) elephant charge.

[principesromanes]

Classical

Principesromanes (Achaemenid Persians 545-481 BC) defeats SawyerK (Thracian (Roman client) 50 BC – 46 AD with Roman 24 BC – 196 AD allies) 47-18

The Thracian and Roman allies have enough armor to make contact before taking too many losses. Unfortunately for the Thracian though, there isn't much even the best Roman soldiers can do when being stared at by a heavy chariot. A few Persian units being lucky to hold the line long enough allowed the Persians to be the first one to deliver devastating flank charges.

Thanks for the game.

[angusosborne]

Ancients

angusosborne (Samnites) defeats heidipie (Egyptian) 44-0

The Egyptians were numerous but a bit crap. I took control of a key hill which meant the Egyptians didn't have a great place to attack. There was one unit of Egyptian bowmen on a hill that withstood repeated charges and one Shardana Guard unit that was unlucky not to break a unit, but otherwise the Samnite Impact Foot smashed everything it came into contact with. I had fun

[Karvon]

Ancients

Karvon - Huns (Western) 375 AD w German Horse Tribe allies defeated angusosborne - Samnites with Gauls 63 - 46.

Despite fighting amidst a large number of trees and rough patches, the Huns managed to encircle, shoot-up and see off enough of the Samnites to eek out a win. The Samnite veterans earned their pay by surviving fragmention and rallying back to full strength even though flanked.

Karvon

[angusosborne]

Ancients

angusosborne (Samnites) defeats ulysisgrunt (Antigonid) 42-16

The battlefield was packed with terrain. A waterway on one flank, a deep stream across the middle and the Antigonid side almost entirely filled with a difficult hill and a forest, so the Antigonids set up in a maybe four deep strip right on their base line.

After an eternity of marching we finally met. I managed to turn the flank and had a couple of cavalry units evade off the field, and still use the advantage of terrain enough to break the rest of the army. Nip and tuck though. Nip and tuck though. I think that if the Antignoids had one more turn the battle would have got a lot closer

[Holien]

Ancients

Holien - Carthaginian 262-236 BC defeats SawyerK - Thracian Roman Client 50 BC to 46 AD army with Roman ally 24% to 52%

A stream with a gentle slope either side seperated the two forces with mountains on the right flank. The forces did the skirmish jousting until Carthage launched a bold attack up hill against a Thracian Rhomphaia unit that went badly with a double drop on the African Spears, even the General attached failed to save them, and died shortly after causing a further morale drop. Yet despite this, a gap opened and the Carthage horse could get past and backed up by spears pin the only Thracian cavalry up against the mountain and quickly dispatch them. On the left flank a Carthage horse unit slipped past the blocking Thracian Rhomphaia unit and delivered a deadly flank attack causing another Thracian loss. The lone Carthage spearmen in the middle bravely held off the Roman Legion long enough for the Thracian flanks to fold.

As ever the slimest bit of luck can sway these games and while at first it seemed to go against Carthage it turned...

Thanks to SawyerK for the quick turns and chat...

[angusosborne]

angusosborne (Samnite) defeats SawyerK (Thracian) 42-12

No significant terrain really. The Thracians had more skirmishers and had the better of the skirmishing until our battle line arrived and caught two units from the rear, broke them and then pursued into the Thracian line and immediately made a hole and that was mostly that.

[Indibil]

ANCIENTS

Indibil - Roman 425-498 AD with Hunnic (W) 455-559 AD allies defeated Sawyerk - Thracian roman client, 53 - 22

The Thracian tried to stay in a strong position defending a hill but the superiority of the roman cavalry decided the match.

Thanks for the game Sawyerk