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Cunningcairn's Rhoxolani 39/50 defeat Jackdaw's Macedonians 52/51

Cunningcairn wrote:Cunningcairn's Rhoxolani 39/50 defeat Jackdaw's Macedonians 52/51

As if today wasn't bad enough! Well played.

epos- Later Sarmatians (23 / 44 ) >defeat< allendeuce - Bosporans (48 / 48 )

Challenge from "epos" to :

1.neibanlucky - Ipsos Alliance -------pw: epos1
4. emilianojimenez - Early Catalan---pw: epos4

MikeMarchant's Gepids 27/41 (66%) beat Okie's Romans 45/41 (100%)

The Romans had the better part of the early game, with a disciplined advance across an open field, but once the Gepids had routed their Sarmatian allies and swarmed around their left flank, the advantaged switched to the Gepids and stayed with them until the end.

Good game, Okie, thanks.


Best Wishes

Mike

To all opponents please find below passwords for each relevant game.
Players:
1. neibanlucky - Ipsos Alliance ipso
2. paulmcneil - Parthians part
3. allendeuce - Bosporans 218 - 284 AD boss
4. emilianojimenez - Late Republican Roman late
5. Jakdaw -Alexandrian 355-324 BC
6. cunningcairn - Roxolani Sarmation roxo
7. MikeMerchant - Gepid gepi
8. Okie - Principate Roman 100-196 AD
9. notjustdon - Palmyran
10. epos - Later Sarmations sarm
11. NikiforosFokas - Dominate Roman (Eastern Later) east
12. Nakedcelt - Principate Roman 228-259 AD prin
13. Ironclad Principate Roman 260-284 AD roma
14. Sirlancealot - Sparticus (Heavy) spar
15. IMC - Later Selucid ( pre 166BC ) selu
16. klayeckles - Bosporan (later) oran
17. payalag -
18. Edmund_Blackadder - Greco-Bactrians grec

I presume payalag is on the list in name only as I can't see anywhere on previous reply's any army being submitted.

The password is the last 4 letter word against each entry!

Challenges posted for Neibanlucky, PaulMcNeil, and Edmund_Blackadder. PW's are ipsos, parthian and bactrian respectively.

Just to report.

IMC's Selucid's have defeated Okie's Romans.

33/53 v 42/41

Extra numbers made the difference really.

thanks for the game.....and the tourni!

Ironclad Prin Romans 260-84 41/47 win v NikiforosFokas Dom Romans Eastern Later 45/41

With enemy massed opposite my Sarmatians, my other wing of mediums was switched to the offensive and with the heavies in the centre won through after a tough fight which saw the enemy camp looted. Good game, thanks.

MikeMarchant's Gepids 31/41 (76%) beat Ironclad's Romans 57/47 (100%)

An epic battle with Gepids swarming around the Roman left flank. With the Gepids massing their numbers to one side of the field, this left the majority of the Roman army with nothing to do, and a minority of the Roman army overloaded. By the time the slow legionaries could be redeployed they were surrounded and it was a fairly rapid slaughter from there.

There's no doubt that the Gepids had a good slice of luck with the early assault on the Roman left flank, allowing them to break through more quickly than was expected. If the breakthrough had been slower perhaps more legionaries could have arrived from the other end of the line to support, prop up the defence, and limit the breakthrough. That might have given rise to a very different result, but the barbarian horse gods were kind this day.

Thanks for a great battle, Nigel.


Best Wishes

Mike

Result: Alexandrian victory over MikeMerchent's Gepids. 23/51 to 41/41. Fortune favored the long pointy stick.

Challenge: epos, Later Sarmations. PW: epos

Well done, Jakdaw, good game.


Best Wishes

Mike

MikeMarchant's Gepids 16/41 (39%) beat NotJustDon's Palmyrans 49/46 (100%).

Another classic case of focussing the majority of Gepids on the enemy left flank. It was a job of work to clear out the seeming multitude of heavy Sarmatian lancers, but they were outflanked and dispatched first. That left the field open for the Gepids to sweep round the Palmyran rear, pin the front of the line in the centre, and the crash in from the rear. The light harrying on the Palmyran right flank then turned into attack as the Palmyrans raced across the field in support, creating the space the barbarian horse needed to operate in.

Thanks for the game, Don.


Best Wishes

Mike

Challenges issued for:

Niebanlucky
Paulmcneil
Allendeuce

Password in all cases: Mike

Best of luck to everyone.


Best Wishes

Mike

Ironclad P. Romans 260-284 13/47 win v Nakedcelt P. Romans 228 - 259 44/35

A Roman civil war which saw the younger generation winning through thanks to most of the lucky breaks. Thanks for the game.

MikeMarchant wrote:MikeMarchant's Gepids 16/41 (39%) beat NotJustDon's Palmyrans 49/46 (100%).

Another classic case of focussing the majority of Gepids on the enemy left flank. It was a job of work to clear out the seeming multitude of heavy Sarmatian lancers, but they were outflanked and dispatched first. That left the field open for the Gepids to sweep round the Palmyran rear, pin the front of the line in the centre, and the crash in from the rear. The light harrying on the Palmyran right flank then turned into attack as the Palmyrans raced across the field in support, creating the space the barbarian horse needed to operate in.

Thanks for the game, Don.


Best Wishes

Mike

Yes, thanks Mike for the game. Totally outmaneuvered by the Gepid Cavalry which ran circles around me. Switching all of their centre towards my left flank and leaving a screening force on my right, my cavalry although better armoured were outnumbered almost 4-1 on the left, pinning me in front and then coming around the rear, it was curtains.

Well done Ironclad - your Sarmation HC just about more clued up than mine! Next challenge up - PW nakedcelt - first come first served

Nakedcelt wrote:Well done Ironclad - your Sarmation HC just about more clued up than mine! Next challenge up - PW nakedcelt - first come first served

I've picked that up, thanks, NakedCelt, and the best of luck to you.


Best Wishes

Mike

Three challenges are up from my Principate Roman 260-284 AD army for the first comers.

Password: Iron

The bloodfests await. Have fun!