Again facing the Evil Empire(tm) of Jamie's Romans (Byzantines). It had been ages since I've managed a game with Jamie so I was pretty stoked to hang out and throw down with Impetvs. I had more men painted up so we could run a 400 point match up of two commands each.
I had 5 Medium Cav of Bulgar Nobles, 5 Light Cav (with Comp B) of Bulgars and their Pecheneg allies, 2 Bulgar Skirmishers (with Short B ) and 3 Slavic Light Infantry (with Javelins). Average command and 2 Poor Generals.
Jamie had 3 Heavy Cav Sarmatians (Impetuous), 4 Heavy Infantry (with Pilum), 1 Medium Cav, 1 Light Cav, 2 Skirmishers (with slings), 2 Skirmishers (with javelins), a Ballista type thingy. (Close to this eh Jamie?)
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| Slavic light infantry guarding the baggage train |
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| Pecheneg light cavalry ready to break out into the open |
Above we see a classic rookie move by me. I could have just passed through the units in front of them but instead constrained my movements voluntarily!
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| Bulgars on the right |
Again, these guys didn't need any help. Just hang out move forward draw fire and that's it. But no, I couldn't stick to my plan.
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| Byzantine General hovering close to camp, later we would drink from his skull |
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| Sarmatians hiding behind a shrubbery |
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| Sarmatians in the open, making me worry... |
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| First activation, four disrupted cavalry stands from double moving |
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| This Sarmatian charges my skirmishers and smashes one to pieces |
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| Those disrupted Bulgar Nobles are about to get charged |
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| On my far left, some cheeky Byzantine Medium Cavalry is making a run for the baggage |
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| Slavic light infantry lurking in a wood |
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| Bulgar Nobles smash into the Sarmatians on the right. |
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| Another group of Bulgar Medium Cavalry getting attacked |
Above that's VBU 2 left as well as being disrupted, it had just fought off the Sarmatians in front of it. It held on for a bit longer.
Shortly after this I lost another CM so my right hand command broke, breaking my army.
Very fun game, it was only frustrating because I was relearning mistakes that have already made! It was a while ago, but there you are. It wasn't the dice, just those couple mistakes.
Huzzah Jamie!
Great report Adam - I am still typing mine up. Thanks for the game, it was close and aI had to think hard about my moves. A game of two commands really. I am just glad that Quintus (on my left) made up for Maximus. It surprised me how mean those slav foot are. They are going to bear watching. Can`t wait for a rematch.
ReplyDeleteA bit brief but you were there.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good game, your gambit worked but it was a near thing.
I was quite close on the left!
There will be another game for sure, perhaps with more of those slovenly footmen...
I got it done: http://roughwotr.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/impetvs-what-have-romans-ever-done-for.html#more
ReplyDeleteBtw - what date range are your guys for?