Vae Victis III - Bellum Italicum: Closed

[markleslie]

6. Type B - Tauromenium: shane30 (army 6, 1346 FP) versus markleslie (Greek or Syracusan, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Hilly 32x32. markleslie sets up.

8. Type A - Giacofa93 (army 8, 1442 FP) versus markleslie (army 4, 1388 + 60 FP due to Capital and Town). Mediterranean Agricultural 40x32. markleslie sets up.

Games set. Please let me know if you have another option or queries.
Passwords enclosed in PM.

[dim30]

1. Type B - Salernum: kronenblatt (army 1, 1400 FP) versus dim30 (Campanian, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Agricultural. dim30 sets up.

=> @dim30: I'll be using Campanian main army with Greek allies against “your” Campanians.

Hi Kronenblatt; Game setup
pw salernum

[dim30]

7. Type A - dim30 (army 7, 1346 + 30 FP due to Capital) versus carpenkm (army 17, 1234 FP + 30 FP due to City). Mediterranean Agricultural. carpenkm sets up.

Hi Kronenblat. It Looks like this is Apulian (Carpenlm) who defend their capital. So I think that the +30 pts for capital is for Carpenkm. If not I'm happy...

In all case I'll fight with epirotes and apulian allies.

[kronenblatt]

7. Type A - dim30 (army 7, 1346 + 30 FP due to Capital) versus carpenkm (army 17, 1234 FP + 30 FP due to City). Mediterranean Agricultural. carpenkm sets up.

Hi Kronenblat. It Looks like this is Apulian (Carpenlm) who defend their capital. So I think that the +30 pts for capital is for Carpenkm. If not I'm happy...

In all case I'll fight with epirotes and apulian allies.

True, thanks. You’ll get the City adjustment of +30 FP and he the Capital adjustment, also of +30 FP.

[carpenkm]

7. Type A - dim30 (army 7, 1346 + 30 FP due to City ) versus carpenkm (army 17, 1234 FP + 30 FP due to Capital). Mediterranean Agricultural. carpenkm sets up.

I've set up the match (hopefully correctly!) - password is dim30 (no caps)

Good Luck

[kronenblatt]

1. Type B - Salernum: kronenblatt (army 1, 1400 FP) versus dim30 (Campanian, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Agricultural. dim30 sets up.
=> kronenblatt defeats dim30 56-30.

Given my unstructured battle line at start and the chaos that ensued, I would have been slaughtered without my +400 FP. Then again, with even FPs I wouldn't have needed to press ahead so quickly and do the chase, I guess. Many thanks for the game, Stéphane: as you say, it was both fun and nervous.

[batesmotel]

13. Type B - Petelia: dragmio (army 13, 1355 FP) versus batesmotel (Lucanian, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Agricultural. batesmotel sets up.

Dragmio beat batesmotel 56-22. The generic Italian infantry wasn't up to fighting off hoplites in mostly open terrain. Thanks for the game.

Chris

[Karvon]

16. Type B - Vulci: Doyley50 (army 16, 1200 FP) versus Karvon (Etruscan, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Agricultural.

Karvon's Etruscan defenders defeated Doyley50's Etruscan invaders 41-14.

Battle was joined on the banks of a large river which blocked off our left flank. A small ridge ran from our board edge overlooking the river on our left. A small village lay about in the center of our front line. a narrow band of rough extended to the right of the village slightly masking our center. A stream ran along the front of the enemy deployment area, passing through a small pond not far from the river and then a fairly large rough patch. A long ridge in their deployment area overlooked the stream.

Given our smaller force, we maxed out what what lights we could get, took most of the better heavy infantry, but traded off for quantity by bulking up with a fair number of raw hopolites and legionnaires. We took a couple of cavalry to give a bit of a mobile reserve, but expected to be outnumbered there, so didn't take more.

We initially deployed our better heavy infantry in line between the village and the river with our raw troops formed up a bit behind as a reserve second line. Our cavalry we initially hid in and behind the woods on our right. Our lights we placed in a loose screen across our front. Our plan was to narrow the front to between the river on our left and the woods on our right. The village and rough gave us an additional shield as the enemy had no medium foot, so we could deploy behind those for a defensive advantage should he try to force through with his heavy foot.

The invaders deployed his heavy foot about in the center to avoid the rough and pond cluttering the way along the river. He deployed his cavalry division on his right and a large screen of lights extending from the pond across the center. He started forward, shifting his cavalry to skirt the pond and cover the flank of his light screen. We shifted a few of our reserve line up onto the hill securing our left flank and closing down any real chance of his cavalry getting through, so they reversed and shifted over to cover his advancing left flank. His large cloud of skirmishers moved up to clear my smaller screen.

We shifted our own cavalry from the woods to our far left flank to threaten the flanks of the light screen. We also shifted our heavy foot line to the right, pushing several of our better units to fill the gap between the rough and the woods. We left a couple of raw units to hold the line along the edges of the rough and behind the village. Our other better heavies stretched from the village towards the river with our cavalry supported by some raw foot holding down the end of the line opposite skirmishers.

Once his lights drew near, we aggressively attacked them with our own lights to pin them down or dive them off. and followed up by hitting pinned ones with our cavalry or heavy foot. We dispatched a few in this manner and thus minimized the damage inflicted by his lights before the heavy foot engaged. His cavalry shifted back to the right to counter mine and cover the flank of his advancing heavy foot. Some of our surviving light pushed around the enemy right and took some shots at his cavalry, but our horse were soon engaged and a long inconclusive melee commenced.

The heavy infantry engaged. I got a fairly favorable match up on my right due to the narrow gap, more generals and a slight edge in quality of troops engaged. He attacked the village, held by one of my better legions, and that tied up a couple of his units inconclusively for awhile. Left of the village, the fight was move even in terms of numbers and quality.

We did some damage on our left and a lot on our right, while our center and cavalry held out. We turned the enemy left, but his army collapsed before we really were able to exploit that.

[shane30]

6. Type B - Tauromenium: shane30 (army 6, 1346 FP) versus markleslie (Greek or Syracusan, 1000 FP). Mediterranean Hilly. markleslie sets up.

Shane30 defeats Markleslie 45-15

Thank you for this part where the difference in points helped me a lot

[kronenblatt]

Concluded battles
1. Salernum: kronenblatt (army 1) wins against dim30 (Campanian) 56 - 30.
6. Tauromenium: shane30 (army 6) wins against markleslie (Greek or Syracusan) 45 - 15.
13. Petelia: dragmio (army 13) wins against batesmotel (Lucanian) 56 - 22.
16. Vulci: Doyley50 (army 16) loses against Karvon (Etruscan) 14 - 41.

Outstanding battles
2. Tarquinium: Aetius39 (army 2) versus Dreddradish (Etruscan).
7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).
8. Giacofa93 (army 8) versus markleslie (army 4).
11. Ancona: TheGrayMouser (army 11) versus dragmio (Umbrian).
18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).
=> Could you please advise on their status?

[markleslie]

8. Giacofa93 (army 8) versus markleslie (army 4).
=> Could you please advise on their status?

Game exists. Progress slow (I've just submitted turn 4).

[dim30]

7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).

Battle in play. At firt I had forgotten to create it till end of october. then slow play with carpenkm...

[Dreddradish]

18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).

Currently in progress, skirmishers have made contact.

[kronenblatt]

18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).

Currently in progress, skirmishers have made contact.

Thanks, Dreddradish, for information! And how about your #2 game with Aetius39?

2. Tarquinium: Aetius39 (army 2) versus Dreddradish (Etruscan).

[Aetius39]

18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).

Currently in progress, skirmishers have made contact.

Thanks, Dreddradish, for information! And how about your #2 game with Aetius39?

2. Tarquinium: Aetius39 (army 2) versus Dreddradish (Etruscan).

Just finished:

Aetius (Romans) defeats Dreddradish (Etruscans) 47-8

Quality units against mostly raw recruits made for the inevitable, despite the valiant try from my opponent. GG!

[kronenblatt]

Outstanding battles
7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).
8. Giacofa93 (army 8) versus markleslie (army 4).
11. Ancona: TheGrayMouser (army 11) versus dragmio (Umbrian).
18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).

We'll wrap this round up on Saturday December 3, so please report the casualties of the game at such time, if not concluded before then.

[Dreddradish]

18. Aurinia: Dreddradish (army 18) versus SpeedyCM (Etruscan).

Dreddradish defeats SpeedyCM 62 - 0

The outnumbered defenders feigned a hill defense but when they launched the surprise counterattack luck turned decisively against them. A good plan that rolled poorly.

[TheGrayMouser]

Illyrian Victory (TGM) vs the valiant Umbrians led by dragmio
49- 61

[kronenblatt]

These two battles are not yet concluded by today's (December 3) deadline:

7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).
8. Giacofa93 (army 8) versus markleslie (army 4).

Please report the current casualties standings by posting in this thread.

[dim30]

These two battles are not yet concluded by today's (December 3) deadline:

7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).
8. Giacofa93 (army versus markleslie (army 4).

Please report the current casualties standings by posting in this thread.

7. dim30 (army 7) versus carpenkm (army 17).
dim30 win 16%-46%
Battle concluded today. Sorry for the delay.