LORDS OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN circa 550

[fogman]

fogman (ostrogoths) 15/38 vs turk1964 (lombards) 44/40

the lombards massed their archers and 2 infantry lines in the centre with cavalry on both wings; the ostrogoths deployed their infantry on the wings interspersed with cavalry. with flanks protected by good combined arms tactics, a mass of ostrogoths cavalry wrecked the lombards centre.

fogman (byzantines) 9/33 vs lydianed (lombards) 45/40

with the use of horse archers on a largely featureless field ideal for manoeuvre, the byzantines were able to split the lombard host and apply overwhelming numbers at the point of contact, inducing a chain reaction rout.

[iandavidsmith]

eric (lombard Early) 6/40 vs ian ) Avars) 32/32

i was outwitted , outplayed and outlasted
sounds like i am on Survivor.

Thanks for the game Eric.
Ian

[ericdoman1]

Ian set up his army on and to the right of clear hills.

I used the Saxons as a defensive anchor with a few lancers behind and the rest of the lancers advanced on the hill.
Ian's mf and some cav defended the hills but I had too many lancers and swept through his forces

Please frame this description of battle as it is a rare thang:)

[fogman]

Ian set up his army on and to the right of clear hills.

I used the Saxons as a defensive anchor with a few lancers behind and the rest of the lancers advanced on the hill.
Ian's mf and some cav defended the hills but I had too many lancers and swept through his forces

Please frame this description of battle as it is a rare thang:)

HOLY !

we're more than half-way through. the next series is open for recruitment.

[uheng1997]

fogman (Byzantines) 34/33 vs uheng1997 (lombards) 37/40

Battlefield was split by an area of rough/swampy terrain in the center. lombards sent bulk of their army to the left and had a cavalry wing cover the right. It was a close fight on both flanks with the Byzantines getting the upper hand, but a few anarchy charges by the Byzantines and timely rallying by the Lombards proved the deciding factor. the Lombards did not bother to pursue their beaten foe as what was left of the army was in poor shape and not combat worthy.

Cheers,
Chris

[ericdoman1]

Still nada from Mike. Started with Solly, on turn 5

[rexhurley]

rexhurley (Italian Ost's) 26/36 bt Turk (Gepids) 45/45

Dance. twist then Turk advanced over the river....to his death lols

[iandavidsmith]

Attention Mike48
Challenge posted
password = mike

Good Luck
Ian
Solly , you need to pick up my challenge
from last week .

Cheers
Ian

[solly]

My apologies to all players for someday of delay.

Solly (Maurikian Byzantines) 9/38 vs Lydianed (Avars) 40/37

Avars trenched is medium troops in a large hill on a flank. In the plain Byzantine have numerical superiority and the troops in the hill remain out of play

[ericdoman1]

eric (Avars) 17/40 vs solly (Avars) 34/33

I decided on using more average cav bow/sword to replace some superiors, just for that extra bowfire.

My mf and avg cav were able to prevent most of Solly's mf from reaching the crest of a clear hill. Losses were about evens but this was very important. Also a sup gen reached the crest first and routed a few equivalent superiors with support.

In the plains I got lucky with some 1 to 1 lancer battles, although caused a bit more damage to them with missile fire prior to impact.

I know it is my penultimate game but replacing the Visigoths with the Avars made a big difference. The Avars proved to be very tough in the end. I had used them in numerous friendlies and had lost one game to an Arab Conquest army so I had a pretty good idea of their strengths and weaknesses, even beating a few Dailami armies along the way.

[fogman]

I'm done my games, except for the one with mike who has disappeared. everybody must be done or in the last game by now.
so thanks everyone for participating in another exciting series. we even got eric to write descriptions of his battles. i'm glad i'm out of this round as fate has novel found ways to smite me in the most unbelievable fashion in the last 3 games. for those i don't see on the battlefield of italy circa 280 BC, i hope to see you in the sand of the middle east circa 1100 in about a month in a half. onward.

[uheng1997]

I am on my last game with Ian. About half way through.

[iandavidsmith]

i am playing Uheng , Solly and Rex , all progressing nicely
no word from Mike
Ian

[rexhurley]

Foggy (bad man gepids 43/42) v me the wonderful...not (Lombards) 38/40 heroic rallies and swatting off of charges to front, rear and side from my General saved the day and the light once again beams upon this land

IDS (bad man gepids 42/42 v me the rebellious lombard 30/40 we tried with a firebase alpha but couldnt behave with that plan so the right wing of lance went toe for toe against the gepids after much breaking through and many rear charges on both sides the light shines through again and the barbarians are set back to the northern wastes.

[uheng1997]

Uheng (Lombards) 38/40 vs Ian (Byzantines) 33/32

This battle feature the typical two wings of cavalry fighting it out while the infantry in the the middle waited to see the result. Lombards won on the right and the Byzantines won on the left. The Lombards were up by a significant amount after the cavalry battles but the pesky Byzantines started to take over the center with the arrival of their victorious cavalry wing. Lombards were on the verge of breaking the Byzantines for about three turns but could not break the last required BG. Steadily the Byzantines wore away at the remaining Lombards until on the last turn the Lombard Poor HF lead a valiant charge into some shaky Byzantine spearmen and broke the Byzantine army.

All in all a very good game where the end hung in the balance for at least three turns.

Cheers,
Chris

[Mike48]

Coming back .

Impossible to communicate with you gentlemen.

No more Pc...I have to reinstal FOG this week-end.

Sorry for the problem I have made in your games.

Mike.

[iandavidsmith]

Uheng (Lombards) 38/40 vs Ian (Byzantines) 33/32

This battle feature the typical two wings of cavalry fighting it out while the infantry in the the middle waited to see the result. Lombards won on the right and the Byzantines won on the left. The Lombards were up by a significant amount after the cavalry battles but the pesky Byzantines started to take over the center with the arrival of their victorious cavalry wing. Lombards were on the verge of breaking the Byzantines for about three turns but could not break the last required BG. Steadily the Byzantines wore away at the remaining Lombards until on the last turn the Lombard Poor HF lead a valiant charge into some shaky Byzantine spearmen and broke the Byzantine army.

All in all a very good game where the end hung in the balance for at least three turns.

Cheers,
Chris

A great game indeed,
Cheers and Congratulations

My last game with Solly is under way up to turn 4.
Mike is unable to play due to pc crash

Ian

[solly]

My game closed more than one week ago... I don't have any time to traslate in english the reports: so I write only the results

Solly (early byzantines) 31/37 vs Uheng (avars) 39/36
Solly (italian ostrogoth) 13/38 vs Turk (avars) 38/37
Solly (Lombards) 26/38 vs Fogman (avars) 33/33

Avars wins all the game when Eric is the leader: it's a random?

[solly]

... and some minuts ago it's closed the game with Ian

Solly (Longbards) 15/40 vs Iandavidsmith (Avars) 33/33

[iandavidsmith]

I am guessing we all mostly sucked at playing the Avars
Ian