Usk 2004

Game 1 Ottomans

Not really knowing what to do with our newly painted army, we set about attacking the Serbs with our own Kn (S), and attempting to avoid the Bw (S) with our smaller Kn block and chew up the CinC's cavalry force on one wing, and crush a Bw (I) force with our own artillery and spears on the other..

 

Here the Teutons clash with the Serbs in the center of the battlefield, as the uncommitted Wallachians look on.

 

This must look good, surely ? 

But it didn't, and as our Teutons failed to beat a slightly smaller force of Serbs, our left wing threw away this very promising position and lost its general - followed by us failing to score a 5 or 6 in 3 regular pip dice, thus losing the command.  

Eventually we lost in the middle as well - game over 0-10.

 

Game 2 Ghurid

The Ghurid walking wall anchored itself on a vast tract of woodland, and extended across the table as Teutonic knights massed on the flank and the artillery and Bruder spearmen teed up to have a go at some freelance demolition work. 

The Ghurid Lh & Cv attempted to avoid combat as long as possible, quite rightly, but artillery and Reg (O) spearmen were soon proving that PkX/I aren't actually as clever as they think they are, despite fabulous painting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually the combination of losses on the main command plus the inability of the Ghurid Cv & Lh to escape from, and then stand up to the Brother Knights expired - game over, 10-0 to The Sausage Eaters from The North!!

 

 

 

More Ottomans

This time we had learnt our lesson and avoided the Serbs and left a huge hole in the middle of our army to face them with. 

With only 2 Bw (S) in the Ottoman army soon we were fighting Cv with Kn (S) - and a rather satisfying crunching sound was the chief result, as the Serbs ambled forwards looking for a target. 

 

 

Unfortunately for the Ottoman CinC being incredibly well painted proved no substitute for lacking a large shield, and as his command was battered by a wave of Sword Bretheren he was shot off his horse by an arbalester!

Ouch!

The game ended 10-0 with the ottoman cavalry muttering darkly about a need to review the pay scales for them relative the the rather uninterested Serbian allies....

 

 

 

Game 4 Medieval Germans

SpO	8	Pk I	12	SpO	8	LhF	4
PsO	4	Sp S (Kn)	3	PsO	4	HdO	18
AxO	4	PsO	4	AxO	4	PsS	1
Dbe Kn	2	Gen Sp(S) / Dismounted Kn	1	PsO	4	Dbe Kn	2
Kn Gen	1	CvO	2	Kn Gen Dbe	1	General	1
PsO	4	HdO	4	Dbe	1		18.5
Lh	4		22	Wagon	1
	25			BwO	2
					25

Med Germans, 2 wooded hills....

 

What could possibly go wrong...?

 

Well, we tried manfully to shoot down Pk (I) and Sp with Bw and Art (S), and manufactured a number of opportunities for Kn )S_ to wade into double overlapped dismounted feudal Sp (S) with supporting psiloi... but all to no avail. 5-5

 

 

 

Clunk Click every trip....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Army: Teutons:

Teutons are a great 400 point army. Unfortunately you need 500 points make it one.

Teutonic Order 1201-1522AD	Com 1	Com2	Com 3
total	8 1/6	7 1/6	7 1/6
CinC Reg Kn (S)	1
Sub General Reg Kn (S)		1	1
Bruder Knights Reg Kn (S)		3	5
German Crusader Knights led by Bruder Reg Kn (O)		1	1
Knechte Reg Cv (I)		1	1
Turkopolen Reg LH (O)	3	3	1
Prussian onr Livonian cavalry Irr Cv (O)	3
Livonian Horse Archers Irr LH (F)	5	3	3
Mercenary/Bruder Spearmen Reg Sp (O)	4
Mercenary/Bruder Crossbowmen Reg Bw (O)	4
Feudal/Crusader Crossbowmen Irr Bw (O)		4
Colonists & Burghers Irr Sp (I)		5
Livonian Foot 1/2 Irr Ax (O)	1		3
half Irr Ps (O)			4
Prussian/Lithuanian Subject Foot Irr Hd (O)		1	9
1352-92
English Longbowmen Reg Bw (S)	1
After 1380
Handguners Reg Ps (S)	1
Bombard Reg Art (S)	2
Elements	24.5	21.5	21.5
One Third	8 1/6	7 1/6	7 1/6
	25	22	28
		6
	25	28	28