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Post by sonic on Nov 27, 2019 7:11:55 GMT
I find it interesting that using the double-size armies results in historical tactics being effective. My experience of DBA (and even more so of other rules sets) is that historical tactics don't work as most armies simply line up and charge. (Post copied from Timurilank's blog page).
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Post by snowcat on Nov 27, 2019 23:23:51 GMT
Once again, those double sized armies deployed and used this way look so RIGHT!!! Out of curiosity, what do the standards stuck at the back of some of your bases represent? There seem too many to represent Generals, so just 'eye-candy'? Why did you choose to do it that way rather than use a figure holding the standard? (I'm just curious...)
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Post by timurilank on Nov 28, 2019 8:59:55 GMT
Once again, those double sized armies deployed and used this way look so RIGHT!!! Out of curiosity, what do the standards stuck at the back of some of your bases represent? There seem too many to represent Generals, so just 'eye-candy'? Why did you choose to do it that way rather than use a figure holding the standard? (I'm just curious...) snowcat, The Byzantine have Draco standards for their generals and heavy infantry (blade) to distinguish them from other troop types. The Sassanid collection cover all three sub-lists, therefore the banners you see represent the 3Kn used for an ‘a’ sub-list.
In this game all asavaran were Cv and two commands were used, blue and green. Further, the orange banner you see is the sub-general and the larger white, the CinC.
In my experience, a figure holding a banner would overtime break off. Secondly, the size of the banner is too large for most figures to hold. This method has solved both those problems.
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Post by snowcat on Nov 29, 2019 11:02:55 GMT
Interesting. Good idea.
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 30, 2019 11:05:01 GMT
The latest release from Kings and General on the subject of the Khazars is now available... youtu.be/Xr2CtmpKU6A
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Post by timurilank on Nov 30, 2019 11:12:13 GMT
The latest release from Kings and General on the subject of the Khazars is now available... youtu.be/Xr2CtmpKU6AYes, and it is worth viewing.
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Post by timurilank on Dec 3, 2019 8:20:08 GMT
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Post by timurilank on Dec 17, 2019 8:23:07 GMT
Carthage vs. Iberians (220 BC) Hannibal’s earliest campaigns were against the various Iberian tribes along the Ebro River and in the west, across the Tagus.
This provided the historical backdrop to continue experimenting with the large command of 24 elements using one die for pip score. The first game was surprisingly short needing only five turns to reach a decision, while the second game took twice as long but was completed in less than an hour. dbagora.blogspot.com/2019/12/carthage-vs-iberians.html
Readers may find the timeline useful. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Hispania
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Post by nangwaya on Dec 17, 2019 13:45:52 GMT
What a difference between the two battles!
Great write up and very nice looking table.
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Post by timurilank on Dec 17, 2019 15:55:28 GMT
What a difference between the two battles! Great write up and very nice looking table. The first game looked quite grim for the Iberians as their pip score was ‘1’ for the first two turns. In contrast, Carthage rolled ‘6’ for both turns which fuelled their eagerness.
Game two, Carthage received a steady diet of ‘3,4’ for much of the game as did the Iberians.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 17, 2019 21:48:39 GMT
Goes to show that getting off to a 'fast' start can lead to rash strategies.
Interesting reports.
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Post by timurilank on Dec 17, 2019 23:10:20 GMT
Goes to show that getting off to a 'fast' start can lead to rash strategies. Interesting reports. Exactly. The temptation was too great as a ‘1’ pip score you can pass off as bad luck, but two, the situation becomes irresistible. Fortuna smiled for both sides, as the Iberians scored ‘6’ on the third turn and presented the Carthaginians with ‘1’ on their subsequent bound. – DBA humour.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 20, 2019 12:09:43 GMT
Fortuna is a fickle mistress...
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Post by timurilank on Dec 31, 2019 14:32:21 GMT
Middle Imperial Rome vs. the Carpi Joining the Gothic invasion of the Roman Empire, the Carpi moved their forces west toward Moesia Superior while the Goths sacked Thrace.
To contend with the double threat, the Carpi must be dealt with first. Battle report with photos at the blog: dbagora.blogspot.com/2019/12/middle-imperial-rome-vs-carpi.html
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Post by nangwaya on Dec 31, 2019 15:08:59 GMT
What a nice couple of battles.
The way you write, I am often thinking these battles really happened!
Neat to see the Romans setup in three lines for the first battle and the rationale behind it.
I also like that you make a note at the end mentioning what happened historically.
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