Pike & Shot Caracole II

[Aryaman]

Aryaman (French 1494-1525) won 35% vs 65% Deadtorius (Spanish 1503-1533)
At the start of the battle one of my Swiss keils charged an Spanish colunela and was fragmented, to be routed the next turn. I was cursing my bad luck for most of the game while trying to wipe as many enemy lights as possible, but in the last turns that Swiss keil raalied and routed 2 enemy colunelas in succession, and that was it.

[flatsix518]

Results posted to here...

John

[flatsix518]

All,

I'm going to try and take some action, if needed, with players who are lagging in their challenges & games.

I understand all of us sometimes have to let real life derail our game play. But it is important that everyone who is participating in the Caracole, keep up. If you have some temporary situation that prevents you from doing that, at least let your opponents know that something is going on and when you can "catch things up".

If any of you right now think you can't finish seven games by end of February, let me know. If any of you think you need to drop out of the Caracole, let me know. You can send me a PM.

If any of you feel you have an opponent that is derelict in their play tempo or challenge response -- send me a PM to identify them. I'll follow up.

I have several options. One is to drop some players from the Caracole -- and see what makes most sense for the points scored off them. Another is that I am starting to line up reserve players who can step in and replace some of the players who need to drop out or be dropped out.

So -- keep those cards and letters coming -- I'll work on the problem.

Best regards,

John

[shawkhan2]

Ggarynorman and Iandavidsmith
Yours are the last two games I have not started to play.
Please send me your challenges.
I should get to choose sides this time.

Mors aut Gloria!

[rbodleyscott]

Pod 3 result:

rbodleyscott (Swedish 1630-1634) (10%) won vs TheGrayMouser (German Catholic 1632-1638) (46%)

Finding a small hill in the middle of the battlefield, the Swedes place their 3 units of long-range artillery on the hill, and surrounded the hill with the army. The enemy being thus forced to attack. The eventual fighting was off the hill, but the result was that the Swedish and Catholic infantry units fought each other on equal terms. That being the case, the Salvo foot could hardly fail to win. The refused cavalry wings had mixed fortunes but held out long enough for victory.

[flatsix518]

Result posted.

John

[iandavidsmith]

Ggarynorman and Iandavidsmith
Yours are the last two games I have not started to play.
Please send me your challenges.
I should get to choose sides this time.

Mors aut Gloria!

Challenge for Shawkhan2

German Protestant 1618-1631 vs Catholic League 1619-1632.

your pick , good luck
Ian

[moncholee]

My Late Catholic German has been victorius after a very difficult battle with Vadim84 Late Protestant Germans (47% to 60% or something like that).

The battlefield was hellish, with many forests and a large stream crossing it from side to side. I got an early advantage when my cavalry routed his after a standoff across the river, when I took advantage of a little mistake from him and almost all his cavalry units routed in a single turn. At the same time, his infantry was slowly and methodically beating mine, until both armies were close to breaking. Finally, the advantage in mobility of my cavalry meant that I could use my breaktrough to rout the enemy units that I needed to get a narrow victory before he could properly reorganize his infantry regiments. It was a very interesting but also difficult game due to the terrain. Thank you Vadim.

As a sidenote, one of my P&S regiments, which was disrupted, charged uphill against an enemy artillery battery... and was beat to fragmented! First time I see something like that Luckily for me, a cavalry unit was able to arrive in time and charge that battery.

[deadtorius]

Im missing challenges from Pod 2.
Hrothgar
Egos
Moncholee
I still need final challenges from you.
Thank you

[flatsix518]

Results posted to here.

John

[shawkhan2]

Iandavidsmith, my next to last defeat is now underway.
Challenge posted, as my Catholic League forces await the slaughter.

PW, as always, khannnn

[shawkhan2]

In the meantime, I seem to have stumbled into my fourth win.

Shawkhan2's Spanish-Imperials (1503-1533) 11% won v. Ulyisisgrunt's French(1526-1549) 42%.

The battle was characterized by my cowardly use of a large central woods in which my arquebusiers and crossbowmen hid while pecking away at the French support troops.
Using the superior mobility of light cavalry, I was able to stay away from the dreaded Swiss Keils, while my colunna and inferior keils stayed away from the action.
Only broke one keil, while most of the points came from enemy arquebusiers and Gendarmes.

[rbodleyscott]

Pod3 result:

Rbodleyscott (polish 1633-1648) 34% won vs shawkhan2 (french 1643-1648) 68%

The french army formed a defensive formation in the middle of their deployment area. The Poles sent cavalry against both wing, while the infantry lurked safely in a wood just out of musket range until the wings were in place. Once the Polish assault began, the French musketry began to decimate the Polish cavalry. However some Poles managed to infiltrate gaps that appeared in the French infantry line, and in the confusion that followed found a few flanks to charge. As a result, the French collapsed.

[Vadim84]

Results :


Egos Convenant won agaisnt my Royalist : battle very tight till the end, as usual against the scots. Was a mess, royalist cav. prevailed so I thought I could make it (was smthg like 48%-55% ), but in just one charge Egos hitted three units with one stone and routed all my infantry (62%-55 %or smthg like that ). Nice move, well done !

My late 30 YS Spanish won against Rumguff's late Swedes : Rumguff decided to wait for me and to send his cav, but he splitted it and I was able to quickly destroy the larger group and to reach his infantry with mine while dodging away his smaller cav. force. I think Rumguff did not know what to do with these potentially game-changer 3/4 knights as he did not engage them before it was too late. An interesting battle, very tactical

[rumguff]

Pod 2 results: Egos' Catholics (48%) were defeated by Rumguff's Bohemian Revolt (12%).

The major event was a cavalry melee between more or less balanced forces at one end of the battlefield however a large patch of rough ground in the area worked in the Bohemians favour and a couple of large catholic arkebusier units departed to fruitlessly chase some hussars. Meanwhile in the center and on the other wing the Catholic tercios got separated and badly shot up and then when they did close the raw bohemian tercios held on long enough to decide matters.

[rumguff]

Pod 2 results: Egos' Catholics (48%) were defeated by Rumguff's Bohemian Revolt (12%).

The major event was a cavalry melee between more or less balanced forces at one end of the battlefield however a large patch of rough ground in the area worked in the Bohemians favour and a couple of large catholic arkebusier units departed to fruitlessly chase some hussars. Meanwhile in the center and on the other wing the Catholic tercios got separated and badly shot up and then when they did close the raw bohemian tercios held on long enough to decide matters.

[krieg63]

Pod 1 result:

guillaume(french 1643-1648) (12%) won vs susji(spanich 1635-1648) (41%)

the spanich had a good position uphill but the french was able to turn it and comcentrate their fire on few unit. in the meantime they was an epic cavalry battle around a lac, but the french was lucky and able to root the spanich cuirasier.
thank for an interesting battle

[flatsix518]

Results posted.

BTW -- we are nearing the 50% mark in games complete.

I'm going to start another thread that posts potential phase II Pod Assignments as Phase I unfolds. It'll have two assignments -- the right now, one which is where folks stand based upon their current points and a projection based upon their games to complete and wining percentage to that point.

Should be interesting to follow...

John

[TheGrayMouser]

Pod 3 challenge and status

Dortmund
Weimarine 35-43 or German Catholic 39-48


Still need challenges issued by:
ggarynorman
Tiopepe
iandavidsmith

Cheers!

[Dortmund]

Another result for Pod 3:

Dortmund (German protestant 1618-1631) 14% won vs TheGrayMouser (Imperial 1619-1632) 45%

A wood divided the battlefield in two. The imperial skirmishing units lost the duel and after that the imperial tercios were surrounded by the protestant ones (more numerous). The catholics won the cavalry clash also, but with several problems. A good battle.


I'll change sides and try the german catholics in our next game. Game created. The password is: Kanone

My last game of the round is versus ggarynorman. Please, post your challenge whenever you're ready.