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[alexmike1]

Div B

alexmike1 challenges rpadilla1988

pm sent

[Bagatrix1805]

Bagatrix1805 German City NW 1488-1500 w German feudal allies 1490-1500 defeated
Triarii Burgundian 1471-77 with English Continental by a score of 64-47 this one went to the last turn with the Germans desperately trying to run down just 1 point to give the win, just made it from my point of view, good game and best of luck in the future games

[Hari72]

Div A

Hari72 Indian (Muslim) 1470-1500 defeats mcfcivo Ottoman 1430-1500 w Serbian , 41-16

Thanks for the game.

[Nijis]

Div A

Nijis (Poles) defeats Hari72 (Indian) 42-3. The Poles came up against an army that had already defeated several of the greatest powers in Europe, including one or two that had swept away their own forces from the field. The combination of heavily armored knights, war wagons and pavisier infantry, however, proved tough for the Indians, whose main striking power was medium cavalry. The battlefield was just broken enough to make it hard to bring the elephants to bear, especially as most Polish troops, both horse and foot, carried some sort of missile weapon. Luck too was on the Poles' side, as their pavisiers volleys were sufficient to break up most Indian charges before impact - a relatively rare occurrence.

Thanks for the game!

[Nijis]

I think there might be a small error in the tables. Div A scores show me winning 61-42 against Bagatrix, when in fact he defeated me. I think the win/loss ratios are correct as of the table's Aug 26 date, though. Apologies if I got anything wrong there.

[lydianed]

Div A

lydianed (Sea Peoples + Libyans) challenges:

Stones1985 Libyans + Sea Peoples pw TDC 8
IMC Uratian pw TDC8

PMs sent.

Cheers

[excubitor]

Division C

excubitor Byzantine 600-649 AD - vs - Ironclad French 888-1049 AD and Viking 790

excubitor won 48-18

Bizantines formed a wide front covering most of the initial set-up area with the bulk of their cavalry on their left.
The French started with a narrower formation, spreading along half the initial setup area, with a huge elite cavalry force taking up their right side (twice the size of the opposite Byzantine cavalry) and a smaller infantry force on their left side, opposite the Byzantine front.
The Byzantines feared that the French cavalry would easily overrun their left side, well before their right side would have engaged the enemy. So they started retreating to delay fighting until infantry reinforcements arrive from their center, and their right side would engage/outflank the enemy infantry. As French cavalry pushed deep into the byzantine side, they were cut off from their infantry. The Byzantine cavalry counter-attacked, picking off exposed cavalry units. just as the Byzantine infantry from the center arrived and formed a new diagonal front that prevented the French cavalry from spreading to its full strength. Fighting was intense, and victory was not easy as French units were very hard to defeat, even while fragmented. In the end, the combined Byzantine infantry and cavalry units managed to defeat many French cavalry units, while the rest of the French army was almost outflanked by the superior in numbers Byzantine units.
A very nice game with a lot of maneuvering; victory was unclear until the very end of the battle.

[random27]

Div A

random27 (kushan) defeats stones1985(moorish) 64-54

A close battle again

[random27]

Div A

random27 (jewish) defeats triarii (roman) 65-49

A battle for the hill

[Karvon]

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[mcfcivo]

Div C

Challenges for :-

Rob123 Macedonian 320-261 + Greek 280-228 allies pw - Rob123
rockmanbob123 Selecuid 124 -63 pw - Rock

cheers,

andy

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[Kroche]

Match Progress

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Games not started (according to my record keeping):
Div A

Nijis vs carpenkm (challenge made by Nijis on 18th Aug)

Div B

mcfcivo vs rpadilla1988 (challenge made by mcfcivo on 19th Aug)
IMC vs rpadilla1988 (challenge made by IMC on 9th Aug and a re-roll challenge is on from 18th Aug - this may have started through a different re-roll challenge)
rockmanbob123 vs rpadilla1988

Div C

Dragmio vs Asterix_von_TWC
Nerowolf vs Asterix_von_TWC
Nerowolf vs ulysisgrunt

[Kroche]

Latest Division Tables

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[mcfcivo]

Div A

My Turks defeated Bagatrix's Germans 26 vs 53%, it seems hiding behind fortifications is the way to go for the turks:-)

Good game Simon,

cheers,

andy

[alexmike1]

Div B

alexmike1 Egyptian 1200-1150BC beat rockmanbob123 Philistine 800-600 w/ kushite egypt 48-21

GG

[harveylh]

Division B

Due to the non-response of multiple challenges and PMs, Hari72 is awarded a forfeit win against rpadilla1988

Hari72 defeats rpadilla1988, 40-15

Harvey, Dark Ages Administrator

[Captainwaltersavage]

Captainwaltersavage Macedonian 320-261

defeats

grahamed Seleucid 166-125BC with Parthian

62:37

A narrow battlefield bounded by the sea to the left and forest on the right meant that the battle plain was filled with phalanxes from both sides. The Seleucids largely had the better of the face to face confrontation but the sneaky Macedonian flanking force that pushed through the forest managed to both protect and guide the elephants to the right place to do the most damage. Great credit goes to all the loyal Macedonians who died slowly enough for the flanking force to get enough kicks in to kill the Seleucid left flank. Both sides had lots of rallies but this time I was favoured by the dice gods and three rallies on the last turn swung the balance too much for the Seleucids to recover.

All games now played - I just think the match with Snooky 51 was not recorded on the last table. victory for me 46:20