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[rockmanbob123]

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IMC English (Continental) 1415-1449
Indibil French 1428-1444 with Scots(continental)
RussellGardener1964 Crusade of Nicopolis 1396AD,

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[rockmanbob123]

Div C

Rockmanbob123 (moorish )defeated EdmundDantes (jewish Revolt) 42-8

On a wide open field the Moorish horse were able to hit and run leading to a decisive victory.

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fogman Spanish 900- w Andalusian
IMC Vikings 790-899AD w French
Egmont Rus 960-1053 + Vikings

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Rockmanbob123

jaerho Neo-Hittite/Aramaean 890-700 BC with Hebrew 800-682 BC
mejobo Mycenaean 1250-1180
Drudgep Kushite Egyptian 732-728 BC w Egyptian 945-720

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[Morat]

Div A

Morat (Visigoths/Byzantines) defeated Garokan Roman 425 + Germanic Horse Tribes: 61-43

Fiercely fought contest which was close throughout.

Thanks to Garokan for the match.

[Morat]

Div B

Morat Carthaginian (Hannibal in Italy) 216-203 + Samnite 355-272 allies

challenges

frederic02 Roman 199-106 + Greek (Western) 280-49 allies
Bodhran Jewish 167-164


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[Morat]

Div B

Morat Norman (923-1049) with French (888-1049)

challenges

Rob123 Andalusian 756-1049AD with Navarese
Hari72 German (888-932)+Magyar (830-1049)

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[Captainwaltersavage]

Division A

Captainwaltersavage Castillian/Leonese 1200 - 1319 with Granadine defeats mcfcivo Indian Muslim 1192-1339

58:32

A hilly area in the centre dominated the battlefield with scattered areas of rough going. The Indians brought a lot of cav and elephants and a few bowmen. The Castillians had a bit of everything, but quite a few crossbows for shooting at the Nellies. The Castillians did not like the look of the elephants and heavy cav and tried to squeeze into every patch of woods and area of rough ground to avoid being trampled. Hiding and shooting went quite well for me, though the Indian trebuchets and archers were doing a fair bit of damage. It was looking like the Indians game to lose and then all the elephants on my right flank had a panic attack whilst laying about my infantry. Nellie went home to pack her trunk at high speed. My Cav pounced and my archers packed on the hill on my left started destroying anything in range. Then the Indians took their revenge and in one round destroyed 4 missile units on my left and trapped some of my knights in a pincer move, with some veteran spears and some elephants. Those knights hung on for about 5 turns whilst variously disrupted or fragmented, which gave enough time for my right flank and centre to rush across and save the day. A great battle that swung back and forth with lots of surprises.

[vakarr]

Div D

Vakarr Thracian (Hellenistic Getae) 329-281 + Thracian (Triballi) 350 BC -46 AD allies defeated Indibil Seleucid 166-125 + Jewish 163-111 allies 49-24

The People's Front of Judea were gulled into fighting for their overlords by promises of autonomy and the construction of aqueducts and roads, but it availed them nought. In any case, it turned out their support was only lukewarm, with only a single unit of zealots arriving in time for the battle.

This was a very scrappy battle. It started with both sides failing to face off their opponents. The Seleucids were all deployed on their right flank, in the open terrain, while the Thracians went for the more closed area on their right flank. A few Thracian horse were sent to keep the Seleucid right flank busy and were almost wiped out to a man, but kept the Seleucid cataphracts mostly out of the battle.

The Thracian right flank expected to meet the PFJ (who were there in secret, they claimed to be the Judean National Party) in the woods and rough terrain on that side, but were completely surprised to find nothing opposing them. A race developed where the Thracian infantry tried to move as rapidly as possible in a column to get around the Seleucid flank and catch up with the troops posted there. The Thracian light infantry shot up the cataphracts and heavy cavalry guarding that flank, but they charged and carried all before them. With the Thracian cavalry left flank being carved up at the same time, things looked bad for the Thracians. However, the shooting from the light infantry finally took its toll and the cataphracts and xystophoroi were taken down by charges in the flank and rear. This freed the Thracian troops to march to the centre and Selucid left, where the numbers of Thracian units were able to make their presence felt, despite the complete lack of any terrain. A struggle of monumental proportions developed between pikemen, warbands, hoplites, and peltasts. Somehow, the Thracians got in flank charges and defeated or held their opponents long enough that, even with a few units fragmented on the final turn, the Selucids couldn't get that vital 1 or 2 % to make the game continue.

The Zealots tried to intervene in a wood but got surrounded on three sides by light infantry. With a rhomphia unit charging their rear, they only lasted two turns. Really, I thought they would do better, and expected to see more of them on the battlefield.

Thanks for a great game!

[vakarr]

Division D

Vakarr Thracian (Hellenistic Getae 329-281 BC) with Triballi 350 BC -46 AD allies challenges CURRY Achaemenid Persian 480-461 + Greek 680-461

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Edit: Drudgep has started the battle but I've rejected the terrain.

[Bagatrix1805]

Div C
Bagatrix defeated SawyerK by a score of 61-36 thanks for the game.

[Chris Townsend]

Division B aka Division 2

Chris Townsend's English 1155 defeated wzfcns' French 1115 (and their Aragonese allies) 42 to 11.

The key features of this map were on the English right. The French place skirmishers and almughavars in their woods, and a strong force of knights to their centre/right, plus some more knights behind the woods on their far left.. The English placed Welsh spearmen in the rough on their right (with a couple of knights for support), infantry in the centre, and a force of knights and supporting horse on their left

The key to the fighting was the English knights on their left had enough infantry support (including crossbows) to defeat the French main line, while the outflanking French knights took too long to engage, due to the need to go around those Welsh spearmen.

Good game!

Chris Townsend

[GeneralKostas]

Division B

GeneralKostas (German Imperial 1200-1319 AD) defeated ulysisgrunt (Catalan Company 1305-1319 AD) 40-11

[alexhstandish]

Div B

alexhstandish (Axumite and Beja) defeated Asterix_von_TWC (Franks with Vikings) 61 - 44

Another huge horde of spearmen and lancers for the Axumites to try and fight through. A tough fight with much blood loss on both sides. The camels did for some lancers and the enemy spear managed to roll up half the Axumite foot.

Thanks Asterix for a fun battle

[Nosferatu]

Div C

Nosferatu (Mountain Indian+Indian) defeated Chris Townsend (Graeco-Bactrian) 61-37

The terrible pike phalanxes and elephants advanced towards the hesitant Indian archers. Both sides strengthened their right side at the expense of the other flank. While the Indians won their flank battle quickly to start flanking the center, the Graeco-Bactrian cavalry got stalled. As the center come into full contact, also an epic clash between two Elephants was fought (Indians barely winning) and while the Graeco-Bactrian pikes would maul the Indians badly, the Indian right wing finally pushed through and the pikes found themselves isolated and surrounded.

[carpenkm]

Division A

markleslie Auxumite 100-970 AD with Beja 250-849 AD defeats Bagatrix1805 German 888-932 AD with French 888-1049 AD allies 62-38
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View from the Auxumite camp.

Bulk of my fighting Uruk-hai, with the Elephants driving up the right towards the big wood, a line of Warg Riders and some Uruks hanging back in the centre and a small force of foot and massed bow in the small wood to ambush.

So, advance up the right, draw the enemy towards my centre past my ambush, see what happens. Simple plan.

Went to shit in one round with my ambushers and most of my Warg Riders being wiped out, fortunately my Fighting Uruk-hai did what they were bred for, well enough, and limited things to just a bloody nose.

To my opponent, for the cup of cold water down the back of my neck, thank you abd salute!

Bit concerned about the army choice in this one! How did the German Hobbits get on?

[carpenkm]

Results recorded to here

[carpenkm]

Status Began B%
Div 1 17 47%
Div 2 20 56%
Div 3 17 47%

TTL 54 50%

It looks like about half the games have been started and fairly evenly across the divisions. I know that a couple of players are away and there have been server issue recently so there is no concern. Just encourage players to get games underway in good time. Unfinished games will be adjudicated or a 0-0 result will be recorded.

I will post result tables when there are enough game results in to be representative.

[carpenkm]

carpenkm (dacian) beat GDod (Indo Greek) 53 - 22

The elephants really let the side down disrupting and fragmenting on a whim - all except one which fought all the way to autobreak. The Dacian Warbands were too much of a match for the Indian foot and they held very well against the Phallanx. Thanks for a good game and the lesson about historic elephant bows which dont seem to represented in the game. Well played.

[markleslie]

Bit concerned about the army choice in this one! How did the German Hobbits get on?

I usually don't concern myself with the after battle pursuit, I would expect that as the situation became clear they began organising a stout defence of the camp...

... along with the salted pork...

... and of course the Longbottom leaf.