Post by gus on Oct 8, 2016 20:05:25 GMT
Having finished my Mongol Conquest army Saturday afternoon, I was very excited to have the opportunity to use them the same evening.
We replayed a little known series of battles, collectively known as the Battle of Ardbeg, fought between IV/35 Mongols and III/28 Carolingian Franks.
The initial Mongol invasion, shocked the Franks and saw them desperately hiding amongst forests and hills. A classic pincer move, almost won me the game, but my opponent had opted to take a Cv element, instead of a Kn (who does that!), that merely recoiled on defeat and saved Charlemagne from being surrounded the following turn. With their left flank completely routed, the Mongols retired from the field.
First game, turn two - the classic pincer
Spured on by their victory, the Franks pursed their enemy to the Mongolian steppes, but it was a trap! The Mongols were able to reform their battleline quickly, bait and lure over confident Frankish knights and, this time, finish off Charlemagne to take the victory.
The decisive battle, fought in Francia, saw the Mongols, who took some casualties from an earlier Carolingian charge, completely overwhelm the Franks left flank as seen here.
Third game, left flank - yikes!
Heroically, Swabians in the centre of photo, managed to survive 3 combats while the lone Frankish Archer element (not pictured) Accounted for 2 Mongolian elements (a Cv & Lh) to seize the day.
An enjoyable series of battles with a well matched, if ahistorical, pair of armies. Purists, can rejoice however, as I have an order of Teutonic Knights on its way (currently somewhere between Italy and New Zealand).
We replayed a little known series of battles, collectively known as the Battle of Ardbeg, fought between IV/35 Mongols and III/28 Carolingian Franks.
The initial Mongol invasion, shocked the Franks and saw them desperately hiding amongst forests and hills. A classic pincer move, almost won me the game, but my opponent had opted to take a Cv element, instead of a Kn (who does that!), that merely recoiled on defeat and saved Charlemagne from being surrounded the following turn. With their left flank completely routed, the Mongols retired from the field.
First game, turn two - the classic pincer
Spured on by their victory, the Franks pursed their enemy to the Mongolian steppes, but it was a trap! The Mongols were able to reform their battleline quickly, bait and lure over confident Frankish knights and, this time, finish off Charlemagne to take the victory.
The decisive battle, fought in Francia, saw the Mongols, who took some casualties from an earlier Carolingian charge, completely overwhelm the Franks left flank as seen here.
Third game, left flank - yikes!
Heroically, Swabians in the centre of photo, managed to survive 3 combats while the lone Frankish Archer element (not pictured) Accounted for 2 Mongolian elements (a Cv & Lh) to seize the day.
An enjoyable series of battles with a well matched, if ahistorical, pair of armies. Purists, can rejoice however, as I have an order of Teutonic Knights on its way (currently somewhere between Italy and New Zealand).
