Slitherine

Conquest: kronenblatt attacks Aetius39's XXIII Syria from XXI Cappadocia.
Raid: Sassanids attack XXIX Africa.

(Yes, attack declarations from February... Sorry about the delay, my bad.)

Attack declarations
1. Aetius39: -24 Feb. 26 Conquest: Aetius39 attacks kronenblatt's XV Moesia Superior from XIV Dalmatia. Raid: Sassanids attack XXI Cappadocia.
2. kronenblatt: -27 Feb. 27 Conquest: kronenblatt attacks Aetius39's XXIII Syria from XXI Cappadocia. Raid: Sassanids attack XXIX Africa.

Battles
1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XV Moesia Superior.
1b. Raid: Aetius39 (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XXI Cappadocia.
2a. Conquest: kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIII Syria.
2b. Raid: kronenblatt (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIX Africa.

Please note the following

• Battles are resolved simultaneously during a four-week period of May 15 - June 12.

• The defender in Conquests and the attacker in Raids creates the challenge, also deciding the map terrain for the province in question.

• All battles are 24 turns, 40 x 32 and use Remove the Head (i.e., the battle will end also when one side’s C-in-C falls in battle with that side becoming the loser).

• Only Aetius39, the current controller of Italia XIII, is allowed to select Praetorian Guard units in his battles.

• No map re-rolls are allowed.

• Make sure you have An Empire in Flames v2 module downloaded and installed.

• When setting up the challenge in-game, in Multiplayer Lobby under My Challenges, through pressing New Challenge and then Create Skirmish, choose Select Another Module, mark An Empire in Flames v2 and click LAUNCH. The factions can now be chosen for the battle when creating the challenge.

• The defender reports the battle result once concluded: who's victor and loser (if any), always specifying the incurred casualties and whether any faction's C-in-C fell in battle.

Enjoy! Any questions? Please post them here.

1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XV Moesia Superior.
2b. Raid: kronenblatt (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIX Africa.

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1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XV Moesia Superior.

=> Aetius39 defeats kronenblatt 25-40, due to C-in-C falling in battle (3rd time).

Aetius (Sassanids) defeats kronenblatt (Romans) 61-31

The arrows and flanks won the day! GG!!

2a. Conquest: kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIII Syria.

Aetius (Romans I) defeats kronenblatt (Romans II) 64-47

This one seesawed back and forth until past mid-game, when slowly the true Romans got the upper hand. Good, tough game. GG!!!

2b. Raid: kronenblatt (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIX Africa.

=> kronenblatt defeats Aetius39 63-33.

Battles
1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XV Moesia Superior. => Aetius39 defeats kronenblatt 25-40, due to C-in-C falling in battle (3rd time).
1b. Raid: Aetius39 (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XXI Cappadocia. => Aetius39 defeats kronenblatt 61-31.
2a. Conquest: kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIII Syria. => Aetius39 defeats kronenblatt 64-47.
2b. Raid: kronenblatt (Sassanids, 1600 FP) attacks Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) in XXIX Africa. => kronenblatt defeats Aetius39 63-33.

Additional provinces changing control

• Aetius39 gains control over three additional provinces from kronenblatt; Pannonia X, Dacia XI, and Macedonia XVII, due to kronenblatt's C-in-C falling in battle a third time in total.

With "all" his controlled (quite few remaining actually) provinces being looted at the end of round XI (280 AD), kronenblatt has lost all pretense of actually being a victorious and rightful protector of the Roman Empire. In accordance with the rules, he is thus eliminated by his inner "trusted" circle, who yields submission to Imperator Caesar Aetius39 Augustus Jovianus, re-uniter of Rome.

The worthy victor is Aetius39, having expanded patiently (and ruthlessly) from his power base in the West, getting rid of competitor after competitor, one by one, also guiding non-Romans in the raids and looting of Roman territory, successfully conveying the message of himself as the only one (there can be only one!) being able to keep Rome safe from barbarians.

In his final act of supremacy, Aetius39 sought out kronenblatt on the bloody battlefield along the Danube river in Moesia, slaying the unfortunate usurper in an archaic duel of heroes (or hero versus loser), much like Achilles did to Hector at Troy.

1a. Conquest: Aetius39 (Romans I, 1576 FP) attacks kronenblatt (Romans II, 1573 FP) in XV Moesia Superior. => Aetius39 defeats kronenblatt 25-40, due to C-in-C falling in battle (3rd time).