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Post by paulisper on Apr 15, 2020 11:02:40 GMT
Cracking stuff and whets the appetite for my current project P.
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Post by goragrad on Apr 15, 2020 11:53:27 GMT
Looks like what turned out (at least in effect) to be echelon attacks didn't work that well.
Particularly in that second battle where the bulk of the Byzantine force was out of the the action for most of the battle. With the Arabs having over a 3 to 2 advantage in mounted, it would seem that a more aggressive use of the Roman infantry might well have been in order.
Good AARs.
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Post by timurilank on Apr 15, 2020 15:25:03 GMT
Looks like what turned out (at least in effect) to be echelon attacks didn't work that well. Particularly in that second battle where the bulk of the Byzantine force was out of the the action for most of the battle. With the Arabs having over a 3 to 2 advantage in mounted, it would seem that a more aggressive use of the Roman infantry might well have been in order. Good AARs. The deployment and attack followed the tactical manual ‘Praecepta Militaria’ written by Nicephorus Phocas. Unfortunately, the Emir of Mosul also read the book and countered ‘floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee’. Turn four, 3 – 0
Turn seven, 5 – 1 Turn eight, 6 – 1 Turn nine, the DBE dies.
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Post by goragrad on Apr 16, 2020 9:40:08 GMT
It just appeared to me that the reserve infantry were kept a bit too far back to properly support the cavalry.
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Post by timurilank on Apr 16, 2020 10:40:31 GMT
It just appeared to me that the reserve infantry were kept a bit too far back to properly support the cavalry. The distance is deceiving, but the skoutatoi were shooting in two bounds. Nonetheless, the Mosul left wing handily neutralised the Byzantine right effectively leaving the Klibanophoroi inert for most of the battle. With an average pip score of three, this left few options for Byzantine.
This is definitely worth a rematch.
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Post by goragrad on Apr 16, 2020 10:47:20 GMT
Pips can definitely make or break you.
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Post by timurilank on Apr 23, 2020 19:48:45 GMT
I began the “Migration to Kingdom” theme in November of 2016 progressing more or less in chronological sequence collecting armies, designing scenarios and campaigns. Starting with Late Imperial Roman the pendulum stopped just short of the Crusades. After refurbishing the Arab collection, it is now time to do the same for a number of earlier armies, the Late Imperial Roman are next.
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Post by goragrad on Apr 23, 2020 20:57:53 GMT
Looking forward to it.
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Post by timurilank on Apr 28, 2020 7:10:54 GMT
The Zanj Hopefully this small project will be done before the arrival of Late Roman reinforcements from Timecast. At the blog you will find a brief description of the work, photos of the completed army should appear this Friday. dbagora.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-zanj.html
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Post by goragrad on Apr 29, 2020 0:23:08 GMT
Interesting.
Been debating what to do with my Beja as well.
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Post by timurilank on Apr 29, 2020 6:04:34 GMT
Interesting. Been debating what to do with my Beja as well. The cutting and filing of the entire command took the better part of a morning, followed by a second session with Milliput. The bases now have terrain which leaves the final stage; the detailing.
This last may take two days as I am debating the amount of colour to be added. I can imagine after the sacking of the major commercial centres of Basra and Wasit, clothing items would change from basic white.
Hard decisions, do I want an Early Zanj or Later Zanj army.
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Post by timurilank on May 1, 2020 7:13:10 GMT
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Post by nangwaya on May 1, 2020 8:59:41 GMT
Really nice. I especially like the golden flag.
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Post by paulisper on May 1, 2020 11:28:12 GMT
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Post by timurilank on May 1, 2020 13:27:16 GMT
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