TDC IX Imperial - Results

[SimonLancaster]

Div B

SimonLancaster (Byzantine + Arab) defeated snooky51 (Bosporan + Roman) 67-41.

Hard battle with long lines and a lot of counter charges. Thanks to everyone for a fun division.

[grahamed]

grahamed Arab (City) 300-636 with Sassanid Persians 591

defeated

snooky51 Bosporan 11-375Ad w/ Roman

48 to 65

Close fought game on and around a hill, with Rome not quite managing to take the Hill in time.

[Aetius39]

Division 1

Aetius (Romans) defeats tyronec (Germans) 49-23


The Germans sent their lancers straight at the Romans, and it was a hard fight, but ultimately the combined Roman army managed to surround/rout enough to win the day. GG!

[Karvon]

Current Rankings

[Stones1985]

Division A

Stones1985 (Christian Nubian) beat carpenkm (Palmyran) by a score of 64 to 34.

Thanks for the game.

[Aetius39]

Division 1

Aetius (Romans) defeats carpenkm (Palmyrans) 43-18


The Palmyran cataphracts and legions are tough, but the Romans managed to get to the soft underbelly of archers and that helped rout them. GG!

[Karvon]

Div A

Karvon Ancient British defeated carpenkm Palmyran 258-273 43 - 17.

Battle was joined on a slightly wooded plain with the armies separated by a stream. Looking from left to right, a small woods lay in our far corner, a small woods and village were in our left/center section, a large wood lay in our center/right section, and another large woods lay in our far right corner. Not far beyond our central woods, the stream bisected a large, rough area. The far right sector was clogged with a pair of marshes and three medium woods surrounding a large rough area. On our left, the stream bisected another medium rough area. Another medium rough area and small woods were in the far left corner,

We deployed three warbands and a chariot on our left in the village and nearby woods. On our right, we hid the remainder of our warbands in the woods, screened by lights along the edges. A couple of chariot divisions were hidden in and behind the woods on the left as well. Some of our light horse and light foot were hidden in the woods on our far right. A few token light horse were out on each flank as scouts.

The Palmyrans deployed a loose line of legionnaires in the center, anchored on the woods on their left. Behind them was a large block of massed bow. In the rear was a large reserve of cataphracts. A few light screened the line, and a few light horse were out on their right flank.

Our plan was to sortie on our right, using the central large rough area to mask our left. Our lights would scout ahead to clear the woods and marshes supported by our warbands and chariots. Our left wing, we'd hold in reserve to sortie out after the Palmyrans completed their expected wheel to face our flanking move on their left.

The Palmyrans rolled forward, and we sortied out on our right. The Palmyrans had some lights and mediums hidden in the woods and marshes on their left, and these we quickly engaged with our lights, supported by our chariots and warbands. After a brisk series of fights, most of these were swept aside, and our chariots and light horse pursued the survivors and worked around the woods securing the enemy left. We dropped off a couple of warbands in the central rough to act as a delaying force, while the rest rushed on to support our flanking chariots and lights.

The Palmyans pivoted left, as expected, to confront our flanking attempt. Several legionnaires and cataphracts slowly attempted to encircle and crush our blocking force, but were hampered by the rough ground. We threw in a couple of chariots, disrupting some of these, which slowed them further, but eventually, they ground down our warbands and saw them off, though one did eventually rally when safely beyond their reach.

We sortied out of hiding on our left, with dismal results. While we did distract a few units, a couple of the warbands fragmented when we dropped back a bit. One of these then got run down by Roman horse and promptly fled with the horse in hot pursuit. The others we managed to get turned around and safely away without further mishap.

The decisive action was our flanking chariots and lights. These saw off nearly all the opposing lights and mediums and got into the masssed bow. We destroyed enough of them to break the spirit of the remaining Palmyans, and victory was ours.

[random27]

Division A

random27 (indian) defeats morat (byzantine) 50-22

Thanks for the game