TDC X Bronze and Early Iron Age - Results

[Karvon]

Coordinator: harveylh

It is the winner's duty to report the results (or the higher scorer in a draw). However, the loser should also check to see that the match has been reported in a timely manner to ensure a score isn't lost.

Please report results in this format. Please use the results from the top left corner of the screen from the final turn. Do not use the scores from the final game summary screen, which show the losses suffered by type.

Division A

Ramesses (Egyptian) defeats Muwatalli (Hittite) 55-3

Players and Armies

Division A
ianiow Egyptian 1200
Aetius39 Assyrian 890 w/ Neo-Hittite
Stones1985 Babylonian 890 to 729 BC
random27 sumerian/akkadian 2192-1762 BC + elamite 2192
Karvon Hittite 1275
ulysisgrunt Hebrew 681-586 with Kushite allies (721-656)
Bodhran Philistine 1166-801
Bagatrix1805 Philistine 800 - 600 with Egyptian allies 945-720
IMC Sea Peoples 1208 - 1176BC
hscic Egyptian 1149-1169 BC

Division B
Maeglyr Urartrian 780-750 with Cimmerians
mcfcivo Assyrian 704-682
Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE
SawyerK Egyptian 1200-1150 BC
ilpars Philistine 1166-801 BC with Syro-Canaanite
Grandviceroy2018 Hittite 1594-1351
Rob123 Sea Peoples 1208-1176BC with Libyan
Indibil Assyrian 745-705 BC w NeoHittite/Aramean
rockmanbob123 Neo-Hittite/Aramean 1179-891BC wit Hebrew

[Maeglyr]

Division B

Maeglyr - Urartrian 780-750 & Cimmerians
defeats
Solemnace - Sumerian/Akkadian 2500-2193

51-14

Congrats to Solemnace who did not choose simplicity in this tournament.
Even though the result is a decisive victory, he made me doubt for most of the game !

Urartrian commandment send a small strike force to the east to flank the main enemy line. A large force of Sumerian Battle Cars, towed by fierce donkeys, block them. The force finally defeat most of them but cannot come back to the main battle.

In the same time, a mix force of spearmen & archers, heavy chariots and cavalry, face a really strong line of sumerian spearman, holding their pointys sticks with both hand. A small group of shieldbearers as a flank, was mainly observing the battle, toes in the fresh river.

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Although unarmoured, unprotected, unmounted and unarrowed, the very old Summerian's spearmens were a real threat : they have skill, numbers and 1500 years of practices behind them. They could easily overwhelm the Urartrians positions.

Using the deep stream as a cover and a means of temporarily disorganizing the enemy, the Urartrians applied a mutual support tactic, heavy chariots and cavalry prohibiting certain movements to allow the S&A to empty their quivers and, thus, to balance the result of the inevitable and terrifying charge.

This day, it was enough to repel the Sumerians.

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[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace's Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats Grandviceroy2018 Hittite 1594-1351 61-40

A match up of old fashioned disipline versus new fangled ideas like chariots and battle armor. While good use of a hill on the Sumerian left allowed the Hittites to destroy the Sumerian right, except a single battle car which broke through and ran down some light foot, and skilled use of chariots did significant damage on the Sumerian right against Sheildbearer and Spearmen formations beofre most of the chariots were destroyed or driven from the field. The Centre and Left infantry of the Hittite forces couldn't overcome superior disipline and training of the Sumerian Spearmen who smashed through them in a grinding contest that would only have one outcome to achieve victory over the Hittite forces.

[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats SawyerK Egyptian 1200-1150 BC 45-15

The Egyptians thought to take more men to face the Horde of Sumerians facing them but this proved to be something of an error as it left them with no men capable of standing up to Picked Sumerian Spearmen who ravaged the Egyptian centre left shattering it. The Egyptians did well on the far left breaking a number of Sumerian units taking advantage of a rough hill to strengthen their position but with their centre collapsing and their chariots on the extreme right having been kept from the action by Sumerian Shieldbearers they had no choice by the end but to flee.

[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats ilpars Philistine 1166-801 BC with Syro-Canaanite 44-14

On a flat plain two long line of infantry marched agaisnt each other. The Philistine and Canannite Elite had some success on the left against Sumerian infantry and Battle Cars but in the centre the Philistine line collapsed almost instantly in the face of the attack of the Picked Spearmen of the Sumerians. With most of their chariots tied up on the flanks with skirmishing against the Sumerian infantry they were able to rip to pieces most of the Philisitine centre and right. Even the left which had been going well was countered with a Sumerian counter attack by light foot and more Battle Cars routing enough of the Philistine host to force the rest to flee.

[Maeglyr]

Division B

Maeglyr Urartrian 780-750 & Cimmerians
defeats
Grandviceroy2018 Hittite 1594-1351

63-41

Both commands chose to bring many mobile units, cavalry and chariots. Urartrians chose to have a powerful and mobile left wing but to reserve some of these units on its right flank. The Hittites, on the other hand, chose to concentrated their elite nobility on their right wing. The ballet of charges, chases, and shots ended up favoring the Urartrians, mainly by chance.

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Once the chariots were engaged in the ballet, the frail Anatolian infantry was riddled with arrows and swept away. Two heavy chariots, in particular, cut a bloody path in the light spearmens and the poorly equipped irregulars.

Despite this favorable result, the proud Hittites were able to give a hard time to the Urartrians army, far too confident in its victory to avoid serious tactical mistakes.

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[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats Rob123 Sea Peoples 1208-1176BC with Libyan 46-20

The Sumerian initially hled on the defensive letting the mixed force of invaders come to them. They eventually got bored of slowly allowing them to attack while slowly trying to move into position on the flanks and moved forward more aggressively in the centre. The initial skirmishing favored the Sea Peoples with their Libyan archers providing support agaisnt Sumerian light foot and initial success was also achieved agaisnt some of the Shieldbearers who moved forward too aggressively. As the main clash began they found themselves in trouble as their big infantry formations were outmaneuvered by the Sumerians who constantly hit them in flanks to break up formations while on the right Sumerian heavy chariots smashed through all in front of them. The Sea peoples were able to break units here or there but it did not prove enough against the disipline of the Sumerians who as long they held firm had the advantage once the rush of impact was over.

[SawyerK]

Division B

SawyerK leading the Egyptian 1200-1150 BC army

defeated

mcfcvio and Assyrian 704-682 BC army

by 49 to 22.

The Egyptians used enclosures and rough ground to defend against a strong Assyrian cavalry attack on their left flank. That side held just long enough for their swordsmen to break through the center of the Assyrian line, which led to the victory.

[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats Indibil Assyrian 745-705 BC w NeoHittite/Aramean 42-4

The Assyrian and Sumerian armies met on a ridge of high ground above a large stream. Assyrian heavy chariots were able to hold up the spearmen of the right flank of the Sumerian army before slowly being outmaneuver but still holding by the end of the battle. In the centre however the Assyrians could on the whole stand up to the Sumerian Spearmen and were rapidly routed from the field inflicting some losses but failling to overwhelm the Sumerians in any meaningful way.

[Maeglyr]

Division B

Maeglyr - Urartrian & Cimmerians 780-750
defeats
Rob123 Sea People & Libyan 1208-1176

60-47

We quickly positioned ourselves in a corner to avoid the general stampede in the face of the potential deadly charges of the Lybian Swordmen. A feint to the left allowed us to occupy part of the enemy army and to be in numerical superiority over the center of the battle.

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Controlling the plateau was a bloody affair. The swordmens, not caring about their losses and the consequent cavalry charges, cheerfully cut up the spearmen and archers, who were lightly equipped.
Only the Urartrian’s tenacity, and the return of the mounted left wing allowed to obtain victory.

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We ended in scrapping the bottom of the amphora.

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[rockmanbob123]

rockmanbob123 Neo-Hittite with Aramean allies defeated Solomnance Sumerians 65-53

It a well fought battle by both sides started with the Neo-Hittites setting their line on a low ridge to repel a vast array of basic spearmen that clearly extended past both sides of the neo-Hittite line. The neo-Hittite chariot forces were hidden to the left of the infantry behind the ridge. After seeing the vastly numerically superior spearmen coming for their infantry the chariot commander valiently decided to move far left to force the Sumerian to divide their infantry to prevent the chariots from flanking. The chariots fought a valient delaying action on the left while the infantry clashed in the center and right. In the end, the Neo-hittite elite Foot Guard infantry with the Arameran Gibborum infantry were the deciding factor as these units killed the average spearmen with abandon.

Good game...very close

[Maeglyr]

Division B

Maeglyr - Urartrian & Cimmerians
defeats
ilpars - Philistine & Syro-Can

44-15

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[Maeglyr]

Division B

Maeglyr - Urartrian & Cimmerians
defeats
Indibil - Assyrian & NeoHittite

43-17

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[Karvon]

Div A

Karvon Hittite 1275 defeated ulysisgrunt Hebrew 681-586 with Kushite allies (721-656) 54 - 29.

Woods and a marsh blocked off our right flank, beyond which ran a slope fringed with rough, not exactly chariot terrain. In the center, a large rough patch and a couple of small neighboring ones also made it uninviting. On our left, a large wood lay in our left-center area. Beyond the woods rose a cluster of small hills, with a couple of small rough patches. We decided our left offered the best ground for our heavy chariots to operate effectively.

We deployed our light chariots along the edge of the woods behind our light foot screen. Our heavy chariots were massed behind the woods on the left, ready to swing out and follow up our lights. Our small medium foot contingent formed up in the woods behind our lights. Our plan was to sweep out wide on our left with our light foot and chariots with our heavy chariots following up. Our mediums would act as a flank guard or reserve in the woods.

The Hebrews deployed a mixed foot command in the center with a cavalry - chariot command on their right and a heavy chariot - camel command on their left. We were pleased as their strongest shock group was on the opposite wing of where we planned to strike, so would take some time to reach the main action.

We pushed forward aggressively on our left and slowly drove back the opposing cavalry - chariot command with a combination of shooting and charges. The Hebrew foot quickly pivoted and drove for the hills and the woods, chasing back some of light chariots sent to delay them. Their heavy chariot - camel command, fatally rumbled after these lights, rather than immediately heading for the threat to their right flank.

Our light chariots finished off most of their cavalry command and wheeled to flank the advancing center around the hills. Our heavy chariots ponderously followed up, wheeling behind them to face down the oncoming infantry. We pushed a few of our mediums out of the woods to help flank the enemy foot. They, in turn, got flanked, but we traded them for more elite and better-armored foot.

Some of the victorious Hebrew foot pushed into the woods in an attempt to flank our chariots. These we ambushed with our remaining foot and then flanked with our chariots, seeing them off. The camels, with some support from foot bow, finally destroyed one of our delaying light chariots on our right and then pursued our supporting light foot into the woods.

Our heavy chariots crunched into the enemy foot on and around the hills. While we got bounced a few times, we disrupted and fragmented a few, and the command began to disintegrate. The Hebrew heavy chariots arrived in an attempt to shore things up, and while they did inflict some damage, it was too little too late.

[Aetius39]

Division 1


Aetius (Assyrians) defeats ulysisgrunt (Hebrews) 62-35


The Hebrews put up a tough fight; they held up well against the arrow bombardment but ultimately fell to a combination of flanks and chariots. GG!

[random27]

Division A

random27 (sumerian/akkadian ) defeats ulysisgrunt (Hebrew) 51-18

Both sides have left powerful wing the sumerian one managed to kill enough hebrew before the opposite did.
Thanks for the battle

[Solemnace]

Division B

Solemnace Sumerian/Akkadian 2500BCE-2193BCE defeats mcfcivo Assyrian 704-682 62-44

The battlefield was divided into two flanks by a small lake in the centre. The Sumerians had placed their best infantry and their light foot on the right opposite part of the Assyrian mounted forces and light foot with Shieldbearers in the centrefacing Assyrian infantry on both sides of the Lake with the Sumerian right wing containing battle cars facing the rest of the Assyrian mounted formations. The Assyrian left wing immeaditely began running away from the swarm of Sumerian Spearmen in front of them as the Assyrian light foot on the left was swiftly destroyed. The Assyrian infantry on the left of the lake was also swiftly overwhelmed but not before defeating some of the shieldbearers in front of them. The Assyrians had a better time suffering losses but eventually dealing with the Sumerian infantry and Battle Cars facing them. By this point the Sumerian right had come round the lake in pursuit of the retreating Assyrians. Every unit that tried to face them was swept away as they set out in pursuit of fragmented Assyrian Heavy chariots. The Assyrians tried to buy time to regroup but while they kept there Fragmented Chariots safe they suffered such losses that they had no choice but to abandon the field though the price was heavy for the Sumerians.

[Bagatrix1805]

Div A
Bagatrix1805 Philistine 800 - 600 with Egyptian allies 945-720
defeated
ulysisgrunt Hebrew 681-586 with Kushite allies (721-656)

score was 63-41

[Maeglyr]

Division B

My Glorious Sunny Lord, Emperor-God of the Three Cities of the Known World, it's a DRAW !

Here lies my sweet dream of making a grand chelem in the Bronze Age...

Maeglyr - Urartrians & Cimmerians 61% of losses
had a nice encounter with
SawyerK - Egyptians 62% of losses

62-61

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