Post by diades on Mar 28, 2021 19:06:52 GMT
Trajan’s column, ad urbe condita 854. We have advanced into Dacian territory and have encountered mass resistance.
The enemy have arrayed a deep block of warriors (6 x 3Wb), flanked on either side by falxmen (3Bd), a distance behind a medium sized wood. To their left, horsemen (3Cv), then a steep hill, with two units of javelinmen (Ps) advanced on the forward slope. Their general (3Cv) waits behind the centre.
Trajan deploys auxiliary pedites, with slingers (Ps) in the front, opposite the woods, with a column of legionaries (4Bd) on either side. In reserve, with a steep hill to their right, are scorpions (Art), equites (3Cv), Trajan and bodyguard (3Cv) and archers (4Bw).
The enemy javelinmen advance to the foot of the hill, whilst the Roman line advances, with the slingers moving out ahead into the wood’s edge. The Roman mounted contingent wheel right to prevent the enemy javelinmen from racing across the gap between the hills, which would put them in the Roman rear and flank.
The Dacian right wheels wide of the wood, whilst more warriors enter the far side of the wood. The Roman line advances to the wood’s edge, the left column of legionaries expands to extend the leftflank and the slingers withdraw. The Dacian right extends beyond the Roman left, so, Trajan, the slingers and the rear of the right column of legionaries start to drift left behind the lines to counter, but before they reach, the Dacians charge. The Roman left is overlapped and the auxiliaries are engaged in the woods. The extreme left Roman legionaries are destroyed (0-1) and the Dacians follow up whilst their neighbours are driven back pursued by the remaining left flank legionaries. In the woods, the Dacians are recoiled by the auxiliaries.
The Roman left legionaries drive the Dacians back bound after bound until finally succumbing (0-2) once the victorious Dacian warriors back off to support their comrades. Meanwhile Trajan and slingers stand off from the Dacian general and support. The slingers dash in and are lucky to destroy lone warriors (1-2) but are then faced down by falxmen.
The lines redress in the woods and battle rages to and fro. The right hand auxiliaries destroy their opponents (2-2) and then support the Roman right legionaries by hitting falxmen in the flank, with more success (3-2). The Dacian horsemen seize their chance and charge the auxiliaries’ exposed flank and turn them.
The javelinmen advance off the hill and wilt under Roman archery. The scorpions briefly delay Dacian warriors on the other flank of the wood too, whilst the equites dash behind the lines to shore up the Roman left. Finally more legionaries are butchered by Dacian warriors (3-3), who then turn to outflank auxiliaries in the wood to assure a tight victory (3-4).
Trajan is not happy and will discipline his army and vows to return to teach the Dacians a lesson another time.
A great game. Better for terrain and an absence of Sarmatian allies! Close.
The enemy have arrayed a deep block of warriors (6 x 3Wb), flanked on either side by falxmen (3Bd), a distance behind a medium sized wood. To their left, horsemen (3Cv), then a steep hill, with two units of javelinmen (Ps) advanced on the forward slope. Their general (3Cv) waits behind the centre.
Trajan deploys auxiliary pedites, with slingers (Ps) in the front, opposite the woods, with a column of legionaries (4Bd) on either side. In reserve, with a steep hill to their right, are scorpions (Art), equites (3Cv), Trajan and bodyguard (3Cv) and archers (4Bw).
The enemy javelinmen advance to the foot of the hill, whilst the Roman line advances, with the slingers moving out ahead into the wood’s edge. The Roman mounted contingent wheel right to prevent the enemy javelinmen from racing across the gap between the hills, which would put them in the Roman rear and flank.
The Dacian right wheels wide of the wood, whilst more warriors enter the far side of the wood. The Roman line advances to the wood’s edge, the left column of legionaries expands to extend the leftflank and the slingers withdraw. The Dacian right extends beyond the Roman left, so, Trajan, the slingers and the rear of the right column of legionaries start to drift left behind the lines to counter, but before they reach, the Dacians charge. The Roman left is overlapped and the auxiliaries are engaged in the woods. The extreme left Roman legionaries are destroyed (0-1) and the Dacians follow up whilst their neighbours are driven back pursued by the remaining left flank legionaries. In the woods, the Dacians are recoiled by the auxiliaries.
The Roman left legionaries drive the Dacians back bound after bound until finally succumbing (0-2) once the victorious Dacian warriors back off to support their comrades. Meanwhile Trajan and slingers stand off from the Dacian general and support. The slingers dash in and are lucky to destroy lone warriors (1-2) but are then faced down by falxmen.
The lines redress in the woods and battle rages to and fro. The right hand auxiliaries destroy their opponents (2-2) and then support the Roman right legionaries by hitting falxmen in the flank, with more success (3-2). The Dacian horsemen seize their chance and charge the auxiliaries’ exposed flank and turn them.
The javelinmen advance off the hill and wilt under Roman archery. The scorpions briefly delay Dacian warriors on the other flank of the wood too, whilst the equites dash behind the lines to shore up the Roman left. Finally more legionaries are butchered by Dacian warriors (3-3), who then turn to outflank auxiliaries in the wood to assure a tight victory (3-4).
Trajan is not happy and will discipline his army and vows to return to teach the Dacians a lesson another time.
A great game. Better for terrain and an absence of Sarmatian allies! Close.
