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Post by phippsy on Nov 26, 2018 20:49:11 GMT
Really enjoyed the event and thanks again to Bill for organising.
Like a proverbial lamb to the slaughter I went for the Granadan Spanish. Hilly and Aggression 0, 4LH and 3x3Cb I thought could be an interesting challenge. I did actually defend in every round.
Had a plan with the terrain ie get as much difficult stuff in the middle and run around one of the sides with the LH, and focus an attack.
My first battle was against Colin with his French Ordnance. Unfortunately he had more 3Bw than me and his 2xArt loved my LH. A 4-0 loss
For the rest of the afternoon I felt as though I should have bought shares in plate steel or hardwoods as various waves of dismounted knights, Billmen or Pikes came in my direction.
However my next three battles were quite nip and tuck. Richard’s Soanishbwere too powerful in a rather too open battlefield (congratulations on a first tournament win?), Martin I managed to scrape a 6-5 win at the end against his Spanish, against Lynden it nearly went my way, then we realised we had missed a shooting exchange, I lost an overlap and then my 3Kn general drew a combat with a Cb I think and was destroyed. Paddy at the end with his beautiful figures was a 1-1 draw. But two more bounds may have led to a positive outcome either way.
So really enjoyed. I must must must ditch Light Horse.
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Post by phippsy on Nov 20, 2018 16:27:22 GMT
Just checked on PAWs site. 1pm start.
Thanks peter
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Post by phippsy on Nov 19, 2018 16:46:59 GMT
May I check the start time on Saturday
Thanks
Peter
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Post by phippsy on Nov 11, 2018 21:55:53 GMT
Ah yes, I see I could get 4 LH. Tempting. Could just charge at 100 years War English all afternoon. Very effective tactics...
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Post by phippsy on Nov 10, 2018 14:11:53 GMT
Thanks for the reports Martin.
Decisions, decisions. Fairly high Aggression Armies with power, as against low aggression with potential helpful terrain if they throw low.
At least I cannot choose yet another light horse based army that gets shot up by all my opponents this time...
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Post by phippsy on Nov 8, 2018 10:45:08 GMT
Just a clarification - if the rear corner of an element is in bad going, but the front edge where the combat is, is in good going, then the element still counts as in bad going for combat and combat outcomes.
Being upslope requires the contacted front edge of the element in combat to be upslope.
Correct?
Thanks
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Post by phippsy on Nov 6, 2018 14:13:05 GMT
In diary
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Post by phippsy on Oct 19, 2018 10:11:22 GMT
Excellent theme choice - in the diary.
Thanks
Peter
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Post by phippsy on Oct 8, 2018 17:57:53 GMT
I like that,Like that a lot...
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Post by phippsy on Oct 8, 2018 12:52:54 GMT
Stevie,
I had a look at the link you provided for the 2 page sheet on forts etc. A good read.
In the first example where the small fort Is in a corner, and on the invaders edge, how do you ensure the Fort gets on the invaders side?
I can see how it can work with the second example on the side and with the road, but surely if the defender places a fort in a corner, then the invader chooses the edge that ensure the fort is in the defenders rear corner...
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Post by phippsy on Oct 4, 2018 13:56:00 GMT
Note that if the Saxons are defending the. You can place a BUA on the table edge about half way and then later manufacture the road to go from the two other sides and ensuring this BUA pins one flank. Even if a wood on one flank with the 1BW space in a similar position, means you could get a Ps in there and TZ the outside lane. If a mounted wants to enter such a wood then that is pretty risky.
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Post by phippsy on Sept 30, 2018 10:31:45 GMT
Thanks to PAWS and Bill in particular for organising. The day went as expected with my Central Asian Turkish LH heavy Army invading in every battle except the last one, and coming up against Bw heavy armies.
First up was Russ with his Emeshi A with 10x3Bw (great). Martin advised before we started that it was Russ’ first competitive game. Well he played like he had been on the circuit for years. Came at me quickly and closed the space, using his woods as good Psiloi pinning locations. Russ deservedly got the better of a 2-2 + my two Horde draw.
Mark Skelton next with his variant of the Central Asian Turkish. Mark used his 3Bw element better than I did my Mtd-Bw, and shot some LH early and then applied a coup de grace when he caught two of my LH in the flank and lost the combat and battle 4-0.
Finalist Terry was then my opponent with more Ps heavy Emeshi A. Similar thread to previous battle with Russ as he came at me and closed the space. I was waiting to get some decent PIPs to fly off around the rear and then advance my mounted from their hiding position behind a gentle hill - but never quite happened. Terry deservedly winning 5-1 I recollect.
And now Bill (great) with his Koguro with Ally. Mixed cataphracts and 3pk with some mixed other elements. Actually made a better fist of this and deployed better, and got my Mtd-Bw involved. We were at 3-3, and I had an opportunity to win the game on a 3-1 combat against a flanked and overlapped blade, and I lost the combat, next bound Bill had a similar position, and also lost the combat, and we shook hands on 3-3 draw as the buzzer went.
And finally Dennis with his Sui Chinese B. After actually defending, I felt in a good position as I had got around the flank of the Hd heavy Sui, but again I got shot up by Dennis’ two 3Bw elements, and also did not win odds in my favour combats at a critical time, losing again 4-0.
As always enjoyable and instructive, so never stop learning. Key lessons were.
1. Mtd-Bw are foot when shot at by Bw who should have a factor of 2 and not 4.
2. If you do not have a camp follower element or figures depicted on them, then you cannot claim they are there inside a tent for example
3. A camp has a TZ, so one cannot double or triple move LH round the flank and sack an undefended camp. They have to stop outside the TZ and go through next time
4. Do not let Bw shoot with 3 elements at your LH. 4-0 is not healthy. Either avoid or charge from outside range or move into TZ range and gamble on surviving 4-2 shooting.
5. The terrain one is fighting in is not the terrain that the front edge is in but any part of the element is in. Upslope on hills is the front edge.
6. LH in 2 element column that in combat to front and flank contact lose both elements if beaten. (So be careful about leaving such flanks exposed when trying to get the +1 for the supporting LH element.
Roll on the next event....
Peter
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Post by phippsy on Sept 27, 2018 0:25:05 GMT
Unfortunately will not be able to make this one - Holiday beckons.
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Post by phippsy on Sept 21, 2018 12:39:17 GMT
OK noted 1pm start. Will see you all there.
Army arrived today painted, but off to Belize. So no time to train them.
Think they will look visually enticing so one positive.
Peter
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Post by phippsy on Sept 12, 2018 21:00:26 GMT
Hi Bill,
Flexible to suit. In the diary so whatever is easiest your end really.
Thanks Peter
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