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Post by Cromwell on Apr 16, 2024 13:31:53 GMT
I have 20mm WotR armies but a larger collection in 6mm which gives the "army" feel. I also have two Punic war armies for Big battle DBA in 6mm, again the look is great.
I game Napoleonic's, War of the Spanish Succession and ACW in 2mm. I also with 10mm British Colonial and Zulu armies. I love the 6mm scale as it looks good especially on the 60mm bases when the base is filled with figures.
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 16, 2024 13:23:09 GMT
The first battle of the Wars of the Roses, that of Holdstock's Fields, is about to take place. Warrick, for Edward IV, has set up in as best a defensive line as he can but faces the daunting approach of Stanley and Oxford being lead by Henry VI himself! A lot of bows may go some way to denting the Lancastrian approach but when it comes to blows the Yorkists were far far out matched! There was some fairly effective bow fire but Warrick is clearly having second thoughts as, based on a rule, he's done nothing all game just stood and watched while the Cornish Levy and Royal Armouries men do all the work. The Lancastrians pushed forward but became progressively disorganised, not least because the 3 different nobles refused to join into one big unit. The battle ended in a very surprising way! Warwick decided he couldn't be bothered to fight while there were poor people who could do the dying so took his men and buggered off. "Well shit, we're screwed" thought the men of Cornwall and the Royal Armouries as the sun glinted off the armour of waves of Lancastrians coming to give the grief. Yet it was not to be. Skirmishers on the left, a cannon and a unit of bowmen in the middle and blind hope holding the right the Yorkists were not only able to break up the attack but tear chunk out of the attacking bowmen. The final nail in the coffin was when the cannon rolled a 6 to a unit of heavy foot knights' 1 and the attackers had had enough. Yorkist surprise victory, Stanleys took 3/4 casualties and Warwick probably has some questions to answer. Good times indeed. (This is a summary I posted, with the odd picture, to a couple of groups on WhatsApp and Discord... it was only after I realised maybe a DBA forum might enjoy a summarised AAR of a DBA game lol) Good report! By way of interest have you looked at the WotR specific rules "Test of Resolve"? I have tried them and they give a good game with loads of period flavour. Having said that DBA is still my main choice.
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 14, 2024 18:24:34 GMT
To keep things even I used IV61.
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 12, 2024 10:36:45 GMT
Thank you. That is a really helpful tool. Cromwell is there somewhere the link could be stored for easy reference, please? I have created a new board under rules entitled DBA Data bases. Perhaps links could be posted there. Hope that helps.
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 8, 2024 19:19:19 GMT
Today by doing a bit of morphing with my 6mm Italian War figures and my War of the Roses figures I created a Swiss army IV/79C and Burgundian Ordnance army IV/85A. The Burgundians took the L/H option over the artillery or Knights.
I played Swiss and my solo system handled the Burgundians.
As the title says the Swiss should have kept to making clocks! I was slaughtered 6 elements to nil.
shot to pieces by the longbows and then ridden down by the knight elements. Even halberds blown away by cannon fire,
So much for the mighty Swiss. No wonder they all became neutral!
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Post by Cromwell on Apr 2, 2024 16:32:01 GMT
Hello Cromwell,
sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but would it be for you to post or even pm me your Napoleonic Spanish list for the 2x2 rules?
Tried to find them but no luck, just people saying the infantry would be classed as militia.
Regards
Mark W
Hi, No problem. At work so will dig them out later when I am at home. Spanish Army list. I treat Line as line infantry but there must be at least 3 militia units. 1-HQ (Commander) 0-6 Line Infantry 0-1 Grenadier 0-2 Heavy Cavalry 0-2 Light Cavalry 0-1 Foot Artillery (3)-6 Militia 1AP Hope this helps.
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Post by Cromwell on Mar 19, 2024 14:45:16 GMT
Hello Cromwell,
sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but would it be for you to post or even pm me your Napoleonic Spanish list for the 2x2 rules?
Tried to find them but no luck, just people saying the infantry would be classed as militia.
Regards
Mark W
Hi, No problem. At work so will dig them out later when I am at home.
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Post by Cromwell on Mar 2, 2024 9:28:05 GMT
Whoever he is he seems to be riding a bicycle very fast into a strong wind. 🚲
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 28, 2024 8:49:54 GMT
Great, the invisible men's army. Go for it, I can't wait to see some pictures... Cromwell already posted them…they were in his post, just beneath the text 🙃 😂😂😂 damn you noticed!
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 27, 2024 16:59:09 GMT
I have decided to do a hott army based on the story of the invisible man..
Very quick to paint. Just moved around well decorated empty bases👍
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 27, 2024 16:54:49 GMT
Irregular Minatures do quite an extensive range of 2mm scenery although I am not convinced the scale is always right.
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 15, 2024 16:59:05 GMT
Speedy recovery. Hope things improve soon.
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 10, 2024 9:09:36 GMT
Our discussions about the improvement of Light Horse, competent troops and the roman testudo formation sparked a new idea I want to share with you here: the use of special Ancient Battle Formations. When flipping through an old WRG publication I found these and others: Infantry: square, testudo, wedge cavalry: wedge light horse: kantabrian circle, skythian formation Some illustrations concerning LH: Maybe we could add to every army list some specific information and thus add some historic and tactical flavour to these armies. (And by the way level up some LH heavy crap armies. ) And it looks splendid on the battlefield! These formations may use some PIPs to form and give in return certain oppurtunities or modifications when formed (or declared) in the combat phase. But certainly they should not create any superpowers. testudo: movement 1 BW in GG only, + 1 against Bw, can't be flanked or overlapped, can't follow up or recoil... skythian formation: +1 CF to every LH, no overlaps, immune to ZOCs... etc. Another possibility could be that e.g. Kn count only as Kn when forming a wedge, etc. What do you think? Any suggestions? link to online literature I like the idea but worry a little that the scale of DBA would make the formations use too many elements and unbalance things. For example in DBN an attack column of French Infantry is represented by two elements in column this looks a bit odd. I prefer the Command and Colours way of allowing the French infantry to roll an extra melee dice. But I think the idea is worth exploring a little more.
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 10, 2024 8:56:00 GMT
Blimey, you went to the same night clubs I did, That strange tribal ritual of dancing round a pile of handbags on the floor🤔 Then breaking off to visit the loo, always in groups of two or more. Then the worse part, handbags at 10 paces because Mildred dare wear the same dress as Edith😳 The entire group then staggering towards the Kebab House! The collective name for such a gathering “Doris’es” striking fear into all pimply faced adolescent boys and most of the local Constabulary,
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Post by Cromwell on Feb 8, 2024 5:53:43 GMT
As per my message to you, go for it!
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