Post by diades on Apr 4, 2020 15:55:40 GMT
More DBA by Skype. After last week's battle of the elephants, which turned out to be the battle of the scythed chariots, described in "DBA in the age of social distancing" thread, we decided to tackle the massacre in the Teutoberger Wald.
Again a full size 800x800 board. My opponent elected to be Varus. As Arminius, I selected the battlefield. Three woods, a marsh and a gentle hill all found their way onto the board. The Germans deployed a line five wide, alternating double warband and solid blade with a marsh on their right and a wood a short way to their left. Behind them, three cavalry with Psiloi ahead.
Varus deployed his blades across the summit of a gentle hill opposite the German foot, wood on their right, with a column of two solid auxilia and a Psiloi extending the line into it. On the blades' left was a solid bow and another solid auxilia. Varus and supporting cavalry and light horse in reserve.
Arminius split his line, sending a blade and three warband off left towards the wood on the Romans' right. The rest of the foot went straight ahead keeping the marsh to their right. One unit of cavalry went right, around the back of the marsh.
Varus replied by extending his right, the auxilia coming out of column and the Psiloi moving wide to let them through. The Light Horse were sent around the rear of the wood on that side.
The German advance stalled for a bit, their Psiloi skirted right into the marsh, whilst the cavalry out right teased the Roman left flank resulting in the Romans advancing bow, auxilia and a cavalry to keep it in check.
Ultimately, three units of blades with Varus' cavalry in the middle charged down the hill into a briefly exposed German centre. Varus bounced off warband and blades locked. More German warband moved in to support on either side and the Psiloi moved up on the extreme right of the line. The left most Roman blade was destroyed. The Roman left auxilia joined the blades' left and Varus rejoined the fray, this time destroying the opposing warband and being charged in turn by Arminius, who duly sent him packing back up the hill.
More warband ganged up on the blade waiting in the rear line behind the hole left by the loss of their comrades. Much to and fro all round, before the German right suddenly caved in losing Psiloi and warband. Arminius found himself in peril with Varus ahead and blade on flank, but won against his counterpart once again, Varus narrowly escaping with his life, only to witness his blades destroy the opposing German blades for victory 4-1.
Again a full size 800x800 board. My opponent elected to be Varus. As Arminius, I selected the battlefield. Three woods, a marsh and a gentle hill all found their way onto the board. The Germans deployed a line five wide, alternating double warband and solid blade with a marsh on their right and a wood a short way to their left. Behind them, three cavalry with Psiloi ahead.
Varus deployed his blades across the summit of a gentle hill opposite the German foot, wood on their right, with a column of two solid auxilia and a Psiloi extending the line into it. On the blades' left was a solid bow and another solid auxilia. Varus and supporting cavalry and light horse in reserve.
Arminius split his line, sending a blade and three warband off left towards the wood on the Romans' right. The rest of the foot went straight ahead keeping the marsh to their right. One unit of cavalry went right, around the back of the marsh.
Varus replied by extending his right, the auxilia coming out of column and the Psiloi moving wide to let them through. The Light Horse were sent around the rear of the wood on that side.
The German advance stalled for a bit, their Psiloi skirted right into the marsh, whilst the cavalry out right teased the Roman left flank resulting in the Romans advancing bow, auxilia and a cavalry to keep it in check.
Ultimately, three units of blades with Varus' cavalry in the middle charged down the hill into a briefly exposed German centre. Varus bounced off warband and blades locked. More German warband moved in to support on either side and the Psiloi moved up on the extreme right of the line. The left most Roman blade was destroyed. The Roman left auxilia joined the blades' left and Varus rejoined the fray, this time destroying the opposing warband and being charged in turn by Arminius, who duly sent him packing back up the hill.
More warband ganged up on the blade waiting in the rear line behind the hole left by the loss of their comrades. Much to and fro all round, before the German right suddenly caved in losing Psiloi and warband. Arminius found himself in peril with Varus ahead and blade on flank, but won against his counterpart once again, Varus narrowly escaping with his life, only to witness his blades destroy the opposing German blades for victory 4-1.
