Ottoman Turks vs Caroline Imperial
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:47 am
It's 1535 and We're relieving Vienna!
The Ground was quite close, but the Imperials decided to pretty much go hey-diddle-diddle-right-up-the-middle with a right hook, despite the Ottoman artillery entrenched behind fortifications.
Losing the initiative, the Imperials moved first and with 4 generals drove the tercios and hussars forward as far as they could go.
The Hussars drove off the Akinjis and were in turn driven off by the Spahis. One Spahi unit then got caught in front of the right hand Tercio that marched over the brushy hill and eventually was shot off the field. The Celadas then charged and routed the other two Spahi units, and then kept going into the Azabs in the Ottoman rear.
The Lead Tercio after taking some artillery casualties, got into a fight with a Janissary unit and ended up in an protracted melee.
The left hand tercio moved to the left of the center broken ground and ended up destroying one Spahi unit and routing another. The Imperial Artillery disrupted the Light horse Akinjis but was overrun by flanking Spahi unit.
At that point, the Ottomans had lost 5 of 6 Spahi units, one of the Azab units, and it looked like the Janissary-T ercio fight was going to end with the intervention of the right hand Tercio, so the Ottoman player conceded.
Notes: Do not tarry under artillery fire. The Imperials were able to march very quickly across the battlefield and chose the ground to fight on. The Celadas were able to charge before getting fired at, and their heavy armor sealed the deal in the melee against the lighter armored Spahis.
The Tercios pretty much walked right through the cavalry. That was an eye opener.
Four Tercios are pretty impressive.
The Ottomans vow to take more Janissaries and shot next time.
Imperial List:
1 Tercio, Superior, 16 stands
2 Tercios, average, 16 stands each
1 Tercios, average, 12 stands
2 Hungarian Hussars, average, bow, swordsman, 4 stands each
2 Celadas, average, Heavy Armor, light lance, swordsman, 4 stands each
1 Heavy artillery battery, 2 stands
4 Generals, all TC's.
The Ground was quite close, but the Imperials decided to pretty much go hey-diddle-diddle-right-up-the-middle with a right hook, despite the Ottoman artillery entrenched behind fortifications.
Losing the initiative, the Imperials moved first and with 4 generals drove the tercios and hussars forward as far as they could go.
The Hussars drove off the Akinjis and were in turn driven off by the Spahis. One Spahi unit then got caught in front of the right hand Tercio that marched over the brushy hill and eventually was shot off the field. The Celadas then charged and routed the other two Spahi units, and then kept going into the Azabs in the Ottoman rear.
The Lead Tercio after taking some artillery casualties, got into a fight with a Janissary unit and ended up in an protracted melee.
The left hand tercio moved to the left of the center broken ground and ended up destroying one Spahi unit and routing another. The Imperial Artillery disrupted the Light horse Akinjis but was overrun by flanking Spahi unit.
At that point, the Ottomans had lost 5 of 6 Spahi units, one of the Azab units, and it looked like the Janissary-T ercio fight was going to end with the intervention of the right hand Tercio, so the Ottoman player conceded.
Notes: Do not tarry under artillery fire. The Imperials were able to march very quickly across the battlefield and chose the ground to fight on. The Celadas were able to charge before getting fired at, and their heavy armor sealed the deal in the melee against the lighter armored Spahis.
The Tercios pretty much walked right through the cavalry. That was an eye opener.
Four Tercios are pretty impressive.
The Ottomans vow to take more Janissaries and shot next time.
Imperial List:
1 Tercio, Superior, 16 stands
2 Tercios, average, 16 stands each
1 Tercios, average, 12 stands
2 Hungarian Hussars, average, bow, swordsman, 4 stands each
2 Celadas, average, Heavy Armor, light lance, swordsman, 4 stands each
1 Heavy artillery battery, 2 stands
4 Generals, all TC's.
So be fore warned.