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campanian from lost scrolls

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Campanian army list permits to field multiple units of 2x4 HF protected drilled impact foot/sW + 2 HF prot drilled OS.
This way it's possible to field 20/24 drilled BGs, with the possibility to flank enemy BGs.

Could be worth try to field such an army, or is without hope?
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Moro wrote:Campanian army list permits to field multiple units of 2x4 HF protected drilled impact foot/sW + 2 HF prot drilled OS.
This way it's possible to field 20/24 drilled BGs, with the possibility to flank enemy BGs.

Could be worth try to field such an army, or is without hope?
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Its major weakness would be against shooting.
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Post by nikgaukroger »

philqw78 wrote:Its major weakness would be against shooting.

Plus it is made up of Shock troops and I don't think Swarm Theory works so well with them - add that to Protected and you may have a problem.

The army would end up similar to the Sertorian Spanish I faced last year at Campaign. I used a 13 (IIRC) BG Pontic against it and we drew 10:10 - I can't recall much about the game as I was still pissed from the night before, however, Paul Cummins might be able to say how he found the Sertorians in action.
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nikgaukroger wrote:The army would end up similar to the Sertorian Spanish I faced last year at Campaign. I used a 13 (IIRC) BG Pontic against it and we drew 10:10 - I can't recall much about the game as I was still pissed from the night before, ....
Useful comments Nik. :lol:
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philqw78 wrote:Its major weakness would be against shooting.
So you reckon Parthians then? Scuds of cheap, uncatchable bow LH, with an IC to fight on a
billiard table, and a few cats to mop-up the mess?
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Post by Moro »

and what about in melee?
Maybe shooting could not be a problem, with a rear support and a IC...
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peterrjohnston wrote:
philqw78 wrote:Its major weakness would be against shooting.
So you reckon Parthians then? Scuds of cheap, uncatchable bow LH, with an IC to fight on a
billiard table, and a few cats to mop-up the mess?
Anything with lots of LH bow and some armoured cav lancers, they're cheaper than cats
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Post by peterrjohnston »

philqw78 wrote:Anything with lots of LH bow and some armoured cav lancers, they're cheaper than cats
Sounds like Skythians :)

Being serious, as Phil says, LH shooting is a problem (an IC only covers 1/3 of the table). Lancers can pick where to attack.

Another problem would be Romans. Legionaries are superior on impact, and on ++ in melee - it doesn't matter how
much rear support you have, you won't win that.
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Plus it is made up of Shock troops and I don't think Swarm Theory works so well with them - add that to Protected and you may have a problem.

The army would end up similar to the Sertorian Spanish I faced last year at Campaign. I used a 13 (IIRC) BG Pontic against it and we drew 10:10 - I can't recall much about the game as I was still pissed from the night before, however, Paul Cummins might be able to say how he found the Sertorians in action.
............ A little translation for your American viewers; Does "pissed" mean drunk/hung-over or angry? Or both? :wink:

Another Lost American Soul (or is that Scroll?)
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Pissed as in a sniff too many of the barmaids apron. Hope that clarifies the situation for you colonials. :D
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Post by hammy »

I would translate Niks state as "still drunk from the night before" which is not that uncommon a situation for many GB gamers on the Sunday morning of a tournament.

Managing that state for the first game on a Saturday is less common but interresting when it happens :D
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Post by nikgaukroger »

hammy wrote:I would translate Niks state as "still drunk from the night before" which is not that uncommon a situation for many GB gamers on the Sunday morning of a tournament.

Managing that state for the first game on a Saturday is less common but interresting when it happens :D

Well Phil, Mr Ruddock and I had a good stab at that as well ...
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