TDC - Archive

[markleslie]

My records show I've lost three games.

Defeated by Triarii 45-17, random27 46-20 and, the one I don't think has been reported, Garokan 47-21.

All have been recorded. Thanks.
Harvey, Dark Ages Administrator

[markleslie]

Division A

markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami 928-1055 AD defeats Morat Frankish 751-887AD with Saxon (Continental) 51-19.

Turn 2
Bloody big hill in the middle pretty much dictates the battle to come.


The Franks eagerly advance, what can the Khorasanians do but open their arms and step in for the embrace.

Turn 9
The centre mostly holds while the arms seal the deal.


Another tough slog versus Heavy infantry and Lancers, fortunately Elephants and flank attacks proved enough.

Salute!

[excubitor]

Division C

excubitor (Byzantine 600-649 AD) - vs - ulysisgrunt (Frankish 751-887 AD)

excubitor won: 55-26

A steep hill with rough ground on its plateau dominated the center of the battlefield. A huge forest on the left of the Franks' side provided hiding grounds for their troops, while their right side was a huge, flat valley. The Frank general quickly realized that his army’s lack of light and medium infantry favored the Byzantine army (allowing them to dominate the center of the battlefield). For this reason, the Franks deployed an army comprised mainly of huge numbers of “superior” cavalry and “superior” heavy infantry and no missile units at all. The Byzantine army consisted of cavalry with equal quality but significantly inferior in numbers, a lot of missile units, while the Byzantine infantry had no ‘superior’ units at all. As the Franks massed their elite army on the huge valley on their right, the Byzantines were taken by surprise as they had spread their units along the full extent of their frontline. The Byzantines immediately realized that the Franks would easily smash the Byzantine left and destroy the rest of the Byzantine army piece by piece. To avoid this scenario, the Byzantines decided to reform their frontline to a line vertical to their initial front, hoping that their troops would stand a chance by fighting on the high ground of two small hills. This was a race against the advancing Frank cavalry. The 2 Byz infantry units that did not manage to properly align their front with the hill sides were quickly routed by the French. However, the French infantry did not succeed in breaking more than one infantry unit on the right of the Byzantine army, and they were gradually outflanked and routed by the Byzantine medium infantry and archers. The French cavalry pressed very hard on the Byzantine left, and a couple of cavalry units managed to break through, but the Byzantines managed to stop them before reaching the Byzantine center. As the French lost all but one infantry unit situation became hopeless for them. It was a great game where the final Byzantine victory was clear only during the last two rounds.

[Nijis]

Div A

Nijis (Poles 1455-1500 + Hussites) defeats random27 (Poles1386-1454 + Taborites), 61-33.

The royalists fielded a somewhat larger army, though less well-equipped with cannon than the Hussite-allied baronial force. The baronial forces shattered the Hussites in the middle, but the royalists' numbers turned the tide on the flanks.

[Kroche]

Season progress

3 games in Div C not recorded as having started yet
dragmio vs Asterix
Nerowolfe vs Asterix
NeroWolfe vs ulysisgrunt

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[Kroche]

Division Tables - 7 Sept update

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[IMC]

Division C: Classical League: 681BC - 25BC

Result

IMC Antigonid 320-301BC + Greek 460-281BC Allies has beaten vakarr Bithynian 297-74 + Galatian 280-63 allies.

Final score was 63% v 58% in favour of IMC

A win for IMC….just. A very close game.

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Result

IMC - Rus 960-1053 with Viking 900 has beaten Grahamed - Andalusian (756 - 1049AD) with Spanish (718-899)

Final score: 62% to 35%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game

See you soon.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Result

IMC - Rus 960-1053 with Viking 900 has beaten Rob123 - Indian Rajput 650-1049AD

Final score: 47% to 15%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game

See you soon.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Hi there,

Challenge available for us:

Asterix_von_TWC - Frankish 751-887 with Frankish Continental 600

Password is imcimc

pm sent

Best of luck

IMC

[IMC]

Division B: Early Medieval: 1028AD - 1319AD

Result

IMC Danish 1200-1319 with Baltic has beaten Bagatrix1805 German Imperial 1200-1319 with german north west

Score: 21% to 47%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Early Medieval: 1028AD - 1319AD
Result

IMC Danish 1200-1319 with Baltic has beaten mcfcivo Crusader 1100 - 1117 w Syrian States

Score: 67% to 40%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Early Medieval: 1028AD - 1319AD

Result

IMC Danish 1200-1319 with Baltic has beaten devoncop Order of St John 1292-1319

Score: 60% to 34%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Late Medieval 1320AD - 1500AD

Result

In the game between IMC Venetian 1440-1500 AD and rockmanbob123 French 1484-1500

IMC has beaten rockmanbob123 French 1484-1500

Final score: 63% to 47%to IMC

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[IMC]

Division B: Late Medieval 1320AD - 1500AD

Result

In the game between IMC Venetian 1440-1500 AD and wzfcns Ottoman Turkish 1430-1500 with sebian1380

IMC has beaten wzfcns Ottoman Turkish 1430-1500 with sebian1380

Final score: 40% to 5%to IMC

Thanks for the game.

Ian

[ulysisgrunt]

Division C
Challenge posted for NeroWolfe

Password: tdc8

[SirMichael]

Division B: Late Medieval 1320AD - 1500AD

Victory: SirMichael

SirMichael (Danes 1488-1500) 43
rockmanbob123 (French 1484-1500) 69

A very close match which went to turn 23 out of 24 before the 60-point damage victory threshold was reached.

With pride I can announce that I have gone undefeated in this Divisional tournament round. Not something that I expected.

SirMichael

[SirMichael]

check that...I still need to play Nerowolf! I will start the battle

[SirMichael]

Division B:

SirMichael (Danes 1488-1500)

Challenges

NeroWolfe (German Imperial 1488-1500)

password = wolf

pm sent

[principesromanes]

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats dragimo (Polish 1200-1319 AD with German (North/West) 1200-1319 allies) 64-41

The Germans position was anchored on one flank by a forest and a mountain on the other. In between those, were a steep (height 200) hill with a little bit of rough and an open valley. The Germans deployed with a mass of medium foot – including seemingly every crossbowman they could find – and a few spears on the hill, while some knights and dismounted men at arms occupied the open valley. The irony being that I rerolled the battlefield, and the first one was very similar in also having a narrow front.

In contrast, the Lithuanians brought bowmen, a few Baltic warriors and of course some cavalry. Some of the cavalry did indeed find a way around the forest, but not in enough numbers or early enough to have a material effect on the outcome.

The Lithuanians initially made rather effective headway attacking up the hill – arrows don’t care much about hills, it seems. The progress was rather delayed as the German knights inserted themselves into the fight, and the Germans did well on preventing flanking ankles. Things became pretty much a slog, but the German medium infantry and spearmen gave out before the German knights could do too much damage.

Thanks for the exciting battle!