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Post by macbeth on Mar 18, 2021 11:42:33 GMT
I'll let Mitch know so he can make plans. In all seriousness we really like this format. We'd love to have the both of you join us Tony should you find yourselves in Canberra in May Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 17, 2021 3:31:42 GMT
Greg,
Stephen Tibble makes the assertion at the very beginning that the Crusaders DID have a strategy, but often could not make it work due to tactical considerations (primarily lack of manpower).
I am about a hundred pages in and it is a good read, and makes sense. I have just finished the chapter on the coastal strategy - it was a sound argument. I am now reading about the hinterland strategy.
Cheers
Sounds like a an interesting read David. Would I be able to borrow it when I return Praetorian at Collision Course in May? Cheers, Of course Greg.
I will have it waiting for you in May.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 16, 2021 23:12:47 GMT
Save the Date DBA Players in Oz
Canberra Regional Wargames Group in association with Hall of Ancient Warriors, Mick's Metal Models, Essex Miniatures Australia, Olympian Games and Leadbear's Tufts present
Collision Course VI - DBA With A Twist
The now internationally renowned <Thanks Tony Aguilar> Modified Deployment DBA Tournament is back for 2021 in a new venue. Collision Course changes the deployment rules to simulate the accidental encounter between two armies marching.
Venue: Lanyon Vikings Club - Heidelberg St Conder, Australia Capital Territory
Date: Sunday May 23rd
Doors Open at 11:00AM - all entrants must have their temperature checked and use the CBR Check in App when they enter the venue.
This will be a 5 round Swiss Chess format draw with historical seeding used in Round 1 and in the case of equal scores.
The format is Open (one army against all comers), Fixed List (the same 12 elements used in each game), 15mm Scale, DBA3 rules
Dismounting rules are played as written - but elements that can dismount will attract a higher rating for the purposes of the Magister Militum (handicap) Prize.
Deployment is modified to simulate an accidental encounter between two marching forces.
The cost is $18 to enter with a range of discounts - most players will pay only $10
There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd with additional minor prizes for those finishing outside the top 3: * Executioner Award - most kills in a single battle * Magister Militum Prize - highest adjusted score
Last place will not go home empty handed either
This will be the second event in the Magister Militum per Capitoline Territorialis circuit for 2021/22 - to qualify for "The Grand Maurice" you need to compete in at least 3 of the DBA Events held in the Canberrra Region.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 16, 2021 22:51:56 GMT
After finishing 1066 The Year of the Conquest I moved on to 'The Crusader Strategy: Defending the Holy Land' by Stephen Tibble Cheers David, the title begs the question whether the Crusader states had a strategy for defending the Holy Land. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the book. Cheers, Greg,
Stephen Tibble makes the assertion at the very beginning that the Crusaders DID have a strategy, but often could not make it work due to tactical considerations (primarily lack of manpower).
I am about a hundred pages in and it is a good read, and makes sense. I have just finished the chapter on the coastal strategy - it was a sound argument. I am now reading about the hinterland strategy.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 16, 2021 0:10:21 GMT
After finishing 1066 The Year of the Conquest I moved on to 'The Crusader Strategy: Defending the Holy Land' by Stephen Tibble
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 15, 2021 11:10:59 GMT
We had our third session on Sunday with an excellent turnout - two new players joined in bringing us up to nine players.
Apulia invades Calabria. The battle of Scalea is an unscientific affair in the open as the two lines collide then break apart. The Calabrian forces rally after being hammered in the initial stages and eventually beat back the Apulians with both sides suffering significant losses.
At the end of 1051 the prestige table stands at Duchy of Calabria – 12.9 Emirate of Sicily – 11.9 March of Tuscany – 10.0 Empire of the Romans – 5.0 County of Apulia – 1.0 Caliphate of Egypt – 0.0 Patrimony of St Peter – 0.0
1052
The Holy Roman Emperor turned his attention to the South and massed his forces to intervene in Italy Holy Roman Empire – Austin Kenney – Black III/53 East Frankish
In Tunisia the Berber tribes coalesced into a coherent state prepared to show their strength Sultanate of Ifriqiya – Tony Cotton – Light Green – III/75 Islamic Berber
Spring
Spurred on by Apulian agitators, the Pope declared his oath of submission to Tuscany dissolved. The Roman mob rose up and cast out the Tuscan overseers.
Before the Tuscans could react to the Papal revolt they were confronted by an invasion by the Holy Roman Empire from the north. The battle of Pisa was a long drawn out affair as the two sides fought in the clear ground between a village and a forest. Eventually the Tuscans were victorious. The Sultan of Ifriqiya launched an attack on the Papal States. The Apulians rode to support the Pope. The battle of Ostia was a hard fight which flowed back and forth in the centre with the Berbers eventually winning. The Apulians arrived too late to effect the outcome.
The Margave of Tuscany responded to Muslims on his doorstep with an attack on Ostia. The Berbers fled before the Italians – retiring to Tunis and leaving their recent conquest to resist the invaders as best they could. The city refused to surrender and a siege ensued.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 13, 2021 22:28:44 GMT
A good solid afternoon in front of the paints yesterday saw me finish 1x3Ax(Gen), 1x3Wb(Gen) and 1xPs for the Early Bedouin (a list) 2x4Cb for the Northern Sung 2x4PK (one being the dismounted Kn) for the Low Countries
I also completed the first phase of rebasing my Trapezuntine Byzantines - 11 elements soaked off the old cardboard bases, stuck onto Laminate/Magnet bases from Olympian Games and then given the initial crushed pumice earth. I have to paint 2x4Bw, 1xLH(Gen) and 3xLH as well as complete the basing and this army will join the Purple Compliant ranks.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 10, 2021 3:31:04 GMT
Over lunch I finished '1066: The Year of the Conquest' - not a bad narrative, very sympathetic to Harold but in the end quite critical and suggesting that he was overwhelmed by the Papal injunction, making that the reason for each of the perceived tactical mistakes made by the Anglo Saxons. It was written in the 70s so might lack some of the more recent research.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 8, 2021 23:03:32 GMT
Over the extra long weekend I powered through 'Age of Conquerors', 'Age of the Crusades' and 'Medieval Knights' which completes my recent Concord acquisitions.
I am now about halfway David Howarth's "1066: the Year of the Conquest" which is a narrative of the year 1066 - from multiple points of view but heavily leaning to Harold as the hero. A good read
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 7, 2021 8:06:14 GMT
Today I finished off 1x3Ax and 1x5Hd for the Early Libyans 1xLCh(Gen) for the New Kingdom Egyptians 1x3Kn for the Feudal Spanish 1x3Pk(Gen) for the Pictish
This completes the Pictish and the Libyans whilst the Spaniards are on the home stretch with only 1x3Kn and 1xCv to go.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 4, 2021 5:46:50 GMT
Today I put the finishing touches on a number of strips that were close to complete when I last picked up the brush.
This gave me 1x7Hd for the Northern Sung 2x4Pk and 1xPs for the Low Countries 1xPs and 1xEl for the Numidians 2x4Pk for the Tigranid Armenian
The Armenians are now complete making army No. 133 in my stable
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 4, 2021 5:43:36 GMT
I finished The Numidians this morning then moved on to "Chinese Warlord Armies" and pushed through that by lunchtime.
Having now finished my recent Osprey purchasing splurge I started on Tim Newark's 'Age of Conquerors' one of my recent Concord purchases
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 3, 2021 0:37:29 GMT
The Osprey fest continued over the last few days. I had ordered a bunch from Book Depository and they had arrived just before I hived off, with one more showing up when I returned.
So in short order I have read Britain's Secret War: The Malaysian Confrontation 1962-66 Australian Bushrangers 1788-1880
and am now just starting The Numidians 300BC-AD300
Yesterday the three Concord books that I ordered from Tactics in Perth showed up on the doorstep.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 1, 2021 0:45:48 GMT
I finished 'The Stone of Destiny' and then started Philip Matyszak's "Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World' - not a bad read, short histories of the people that butted their heads against the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans over time. I took myself down to Victoria for my mother's birthday and that gave me a fair amount of extra reading time.
I finished 'Forgotten Peoples' and also read a couple of Ospreys 'A Billion Suns' the latest Osprey Wargame - spaceship combat 'Japanese Armies 1868-1877' and 'Queen Victoria's Enemies (3) India' and am now about halfway through 'Armies of Medieval Burgundy' - I picked these last two up from a secondhand bookshop in Bendigo.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Feb 24, 2021 10:41:08 GMT
And now that the sound of crickets has died away - The Hunt for the Grand Maurice is back for 2021-22.
We are including the Goulburn Tournaments in the circuit so if all goes according to plan we will have at least the following in the circuit
Push of Pike - 21 February 2021 Collision Course VI - 23 May 2021
DBA @ Wintercon - July 2021 Landwaster 2021 - 28 21 November 2021 Cancon Ancient and Classical - January 2022 Cancon Dark Age and Medieval - January 2022
All depending on pandemic restrictions, finding venues and in the case of Wintercon and Cancon - the Canberra Games Society organising the events.
If we have any more events in the Canberra Region I will include them as well.
So - after last week's Push of Pike the initial standings are Mark Baker - 8th Percentile Greg Kelleher - 15th Percentile Leigh Dunn - 23rd Percentile Guy Sheppard - 31st Percentile David Lawrence - 38th Percentile Peter Spitzkowsky - 46th Percentile Justin Swain - 54th Percentile Gary Moriarty - 62nd Percentile Stephen Hopkins - 69th Percentile Andrew Chico - 77th Percentile Dean Bedlington - 88th Percentile Michael Spitzzkowsky - 92nd Percentile Peter Rixon - 100th Percentile
Cheers
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