Slitherine

Some honour restored for the Sots Irish

Division B

cromlech Scots Irish defeats desertedfox Roman 24BC–196AD Jewish allies 64 BC-6AD 45-13

In Division D SawyerK (Pyrrhic plus Samnite) has issued a challenge to Barrold713 (Roman plus Pergamene). PW sent by PM.

Division B

Schweetness101 (Carthaginian) defeated oscarius (Seleucid) 41 - 8

The Seleucids were posted up behind a Rough, but not Difficult, stream at deployment, with a force of horse archers and Cataphracts on their right, elite legions and pikes in the middle, and some medium foot and additional cavalry hidden in the woods on the left. The Carthaginians advanced on the river with a force of Scutarii, an elephant, Numidian Cavalry, and Noble Cavalry on the left, Heavy Warband and a reserve elephant in the middle, and Hoplites holding the right wing (held back in echelon), with a small screen of javelinmen to engage enemy skirmishers during the advance.

On their right The Seleucid/Parthian cavalry could not contest a rough terrain river in the face of medium infantry . The horse archers were caught or driven off by the Numidian and Noble Cavalry, and the Cataphracts charged by the elephant, while the Scutarii crossed in a heavily weighted flanking maneuver (6 Scutarii in total), quickly surrounding the pikes on the Seleucid right.

Meanwhile, in the middle the pikes and legions, understanding they were pressed for time (their right flank collapsing), and taunted by a few javelins, pursued over the river and, in a stroke of bad luck, the legions ended up diagonal facing the warband, revealing a flank that was exploited quickly. On the Carthaginian right the Hoplites held out, aided greatly by the fact that the Seleucids were spread out a bit too much at deployment, especially on their left where the units left in ambush in the forest did not arrive until the battle was nearly over. The Seleucid middle may have raced forward to secure the river too fast for their left wing to catch up. Seleucid luck in the middle went from bad to worse, as the legions breaking and the pikes pushing the warband back opened multiple vulnerable flanks, along with disruptions caused by the broken legions. Overall, the Seleucid/Parthian army had had no room to maneuver their cavalry, were caught at disadvantage on a rough river by medium foot, deployed too spread out (many elite units barely participating or not participating at all, including 1 superior legion, 1 superior warband and 1 cataphract) and were simply outnumbered in infantry.

GG to oscarius.

a pic from the end of the battle:

https://imgur.com/a/Z7PECW6

Division C

pompeytheflatulent (Byzantines) beat blobka (Indian) 47-8

Division B

Schweetness101 - Carthaginian 235-146BC with Spanish allies 300-10BC challenges phoyle3290 - Macedonian 320-261BC

password: phoyle

pm sent

Division C

ConstantinIX Roman 24BC–196AD with Jewish allies 64BC-6AD beat SawyerK Kingdom of Soissons 461-486AD with Germanic Foot Tribes allies 260-599AD by 53-3

Division B

Schweetness101 - Andalusian 756-1049AD
challenges
IMC - Viking, Ireland 900-1049AD with Irish allies 900-1049AD

pw: imcimc

Group B

GDod (Irish 900-1049AD) beat Schweetness101 (Viking, Ireland 900-1049AD) 49 - 21

Div B

Challenge up for Trogilus

markwatson360 (Aetolian 550-461 BC) vs Trogilus (Carthaginian 550-411 BC)

Password in PM

Div C

Karvon - Numidian 55bc-6AD with Roman allies 24BC-196AD challenges...

Bluefin - Italian Hill Tribes 490-275BC
Tresantes - Lydian 550-546BC
Ulysisgrunt - Antigonid 320-301BC

PW karvon
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Div B

Karvon - Parthian 250 BC-225AD with Arab allies 312BC-299AD challenges...

IMC - Moorish 350-698AD
lydianed - Sassanid Persian 350-476AD
oscarius - Germanic Foot Tribes 105 BC-259AD with Gallic allies 300-101BC
Questar17 - Gepid 493-567AD with Germanic/Gothic Foot Tribes allies 260-599AD

PW karvon
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stockwellpete wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:49 am You have PM.

Gary has just picked up his "Welcome" PM so we are all under way.

I think we are over this little hiccough now so I will move this thread to "The Dustbin" at the end of the day.

4/2

Division C

baldrick52 (Kyrenean Greek 630-461BC) beat blobka (Corinthian 550-461BC) 50-17

Division C

baldrick52 (Kyrenean Greek 630-461BC) beat kerrak (Assyrian 681-609 BC with Arab allies 1000-313BC) 46-8.

Division A

Nosy_Rat (Romans) beats Sennaherib (Thracian) 26-12 (opponent surrendered).

Div A
Nosy_Rat (Romans 105-25) challenges XLegione (Antigonid 320-301). Password is "league". Challenge posted, PM sent.

Nosy_Rat (Romans 105-25) challenges youngr (Indo-Greek 175-10 with Saka 300-50 allies). Password is "league". Challenge posted, PM sent.

Division C

Ulysisgrunt (Antigonid) defeated Garokan (Indian) 60-37.

Division A

Nosy_Rat (Byzantines 963-987 with Arab Syria/Iraq 890-1008 allies) challenges desertedfox (Byzantines 988-1041). Password is "league". Challenge posted, PM sent.