Slitherine

DIVISION B
Indibil Hittite 1275-1180
DEFEATS
Rob123 Cimmerian 750-600
46 - 21

Thanks for the game Rob

Division B

Chris Townsend's Egyptians 1200 defeat Solemnace's Minoans 1600 44 to 16.

The appropriately dry map had hills on the Egyptian side, rolling forward from the Egyptian left to some enclosures at their base on the Minoan right. The Minoans went maximum heavy chariots, screened by a lot of skirmishers, and flanked by some spearmen. The Egyptians had some Libyans, supported by a few light chariots on the hill on their right, the usual close fighters supported by massed archers and flanked by guards in the centre, and an attack force of impact troops, supported by a couple of chariots and screened by skirmishers on their left. The Egyptians advanced in echelon from the left, and so did the Minoans. Predictably the Minoan heavy chariots made light work of the Egyptian centre, but the Libyans on either flank also undid the opposing spearmen, which, together with massed archers eliminating a few chariots and skirmishers was enough. Good game.

Division A

random27 ( Syro-Canaanite) defeats ulysisgrunt Hittite 45-13

Thanks for the game the only chariots choice did not work

Division A

Stones1985 (Assyrian) beat Bodhran (Neo Hittite Aramean with Hebrew allies) by a score of 47 to 8.

Thanks for the game.

Division B

Solemnace Minoan 1600-1450 defeats rockmanbob123 Skythians 750-551 60-44

The swirling masses of Skythian Horse archers proved a significant challenge for the Minoan heavy foot who struggled to engage the horse archers. In a long drawn out fight eventually Minoan archers and slinger were able to do enough damage with the aid of chariots and spearmen to force the Skythians to leave the field leaving piles of bodies from boths sides in their wake.

Div B
Bagatrix1805 Egyptian 1149-1069
defeated
Solemnace Minoan 1600-1450
by a score of 56-30
Thanks for a tough match

Div A

Nijis (Babylonian) defeats Bodhran (Neo-Hittite/Aramean) 62-56.

An extremely close game. Aramean chariots swept aside the Babylonian right, but their infantry finished off the more disciplined but less numerous enemy foot in the center. With their own chariotry all but destroyed, the foot grouped tight to hold off the final Aramean charge.

Division B

Chris Townsend's Egyptians 1200 defeat Indibil's Hittite 1275 41 to 7.

The an inappropriately green map had woods on Egyptian left wing and Hittite right wing, and a plateau with some rough in the middle stretching between the two forces. The Hittites went maximum heavy chariots on their right flank, with some irregulars in the right flank woods, half a dozen light chariots on their left, and a mix of infantry in the middle. The Egyptians had some Libyan foot, screened by javelins and supported by early cavalry in their woods, and eight light chariots on their right. an alternating ling of close fighters and massed archers, with a couple of Egyptian guards, filled the middle. As this was anchored in some rough to the left of centre, the Hittite chose to send their heavy chariots across to the other flank. While this was happening, the Egyptians advanced across the entire battle field, and, in the temporary absence of the heavy chariots, ended up initially outnumbering their local opposition. This led to victory on the left and centre, but, despite some initial success, the heavy chariots did make their weight felt on the Egyptian right.

Good game.

Bagatrix1805 Egyptian 1149-1069
defeated
Indibil Hittite 1275-1180
by a score of 44-16
thanks for the game

Division B

Chris Townsend's Egyptians 1200 defeat Armchairbaron's Philistine 1166 w/ Syro-Canaanaite 1207 allies 47 to 14.

On an appropriately dry map the Egyptians had woods on their left, some rough on the centre left and woods on the centre right, and some hills reaching forward on their right flank, while the Philistines had a series of enclosures, often behind some rough. Both sides went for a similar mix of troops, with the Egyptians having a few more missile troops and impact infantry, but the Egyptians managed to seize the initiative by deploying all their chariots on their right flank. The Philistines successfully defended their enclosures, especially on their left, but couldn't exploit towards the centre due to the numbers of Egyptian chariots. The story in the centre was quite different, as the Philistine spear could not stop the concentrated Egyptian shock troops, even with some chariot help, essentially deciding the battle.

Good game.

Div A
tyronec (Egypt) defeats IMC (Assyria) 44-5.
Thanks for the game

Div A
tyronec (Egypt) defeats hscic (Philistine) 45-18.
Thanks for the game

Div B

alexmike1 Syro-Cannanite 1207-1100 + Egyptian 1149-1069 allies beat Indibil Hittite 1275-1180 60-49

Thanks for the game.

Division B

Solemnace Minoan 1600-1450 defeats Armchairbaron Philistine 1166-801 + Syro-Canaanite 1207-1100 allies 63-44

The Philistines took up a defensive position on a hill between a lake and a Mountain. The Minoans advanced to engage them at the foot of the hill and both sides fiercely clashed in a bloddy struggle that only ended when the Philistine's finally ran out of strength to continue the struggle and borke.

Division B

Chris Townsend's Egyptians 1200 defeat SawyerK's Babylonians 890 and their Neo-Hittite allies 61 to 56.

The appropriately dry map was dominated by hills on the Babylonian side. The Babylonians sensibly deployed a strong mixed infantry force on the hills, backed by chariots, with a mix of chariots, camels and infantry on their right. The typical Egyptian centre of close infantry, backed by archers and spiced with guards gamely advanced on the Babylonian centre and got wiped out to a man. On the Egyptian right, a small force of Libyan foot, backed by archers, had more success after their long walk from the seashore. rolling forward from the Egyptian left to some enclosures at their base on the Minoan right. The Babylonian right was met by a mixed force of chariots, impact infantry and javelin men. The Babylonians successfully targeted the Shardana Guard, there was a chaotic chariot fight, and the camelry annoyed the chariots but eventually succumbed to missile fire. At the end, one of the heavy chariots routed, just before the Babylonian Foot Guard (with a general) wrecked more damage.

Definitely a good game that could have gone either way.

Div B
Bagatrix1805 Egyptian 1149-1069
drew with
Chris Townsend Egyptian 1200 - 1150
at the end it was 60% losses on my side and 62% on Chris's so i guess a draw , i cant even say the Egyptians held the field as it was all Egyptian.
I am not as eloquent as Chris and his reports but I will say it was a bloody good game and in my opinion a fair result.

Thanks to all opponents and the organiser for this TDC9 my Bronze age games are now finished.

Div A

Nijis (Babylonian) draws (?) random27 (Syro-Canaanite), 62 to 60

An extremely tight battle, as is clear from the score (60% losses for Babylonian, 62% for Syro-Canaanite). The end-of-battle message told me that our armies broke off from mutual exhaustion, but the after-battle briefing reported it as a glorious victory.

Div A

tyronec (Egypt) defeats Bodhran (Neo-hittite) 54-7

Thanks for the game.

Division B

SawyerK with the Babylonian 890-729 BC army and Neo-Hittite ally

defeated

Indibil and his Hittite 1275-1180 BC army

by 62-54.

This was a close game throughout the match. Each side won its right flank, and the very messy center ultimately tilted to the Babylonians to bring the game to a close.

Division B

SawyerK with the Babylonian 890-729 BC army and Neo-Hittite ally

defeated

Armchairbaron and his Philistine 1166-801 BC army and Syro-Canaanite ally

by 62-38.

The Babylonians deferred their left flank while using arrow fire on their right to weaken the barricaded Philistines before engaging in melees. The battle in the middle, where the Babylonian heavy chariots made fortunate follow-on charges as they followed routed units, proved decisive.