ADLG - Game Report 219

New Kingdom Egyptian (14) vs Kyrenaen Greek (58)

It was aback to a Saturday gathering in May at Entoyment to allow us to trial our armies for Attack. I only made minor change to the army by moving the mediocre bowmen to the centre command, and the light infantry bows to the smaller command. My first opponent for my Egyptians was Pete’s Greeks, where I was attacking in the plains. The Egyptians deployed with the infantry commands in the left along the coast and in the centre with the Chariots doing their thing out on the wide-open right flank.

The Army will advance by the right.

Doing their own thing, the chariots have already lost one of their number – but at the same time they destroyed a Greek chariot!. On the left the odds are certainly in the Egyptian favour who have already moved beyond the enemy main line.

The battle has exploded into three separate fights. On the right the Chariots and Sherden are trying to roll up from the right. In the centre the two opposing lines are locked in combat. While on the Egyptian left the fight seems balanced despite the fact that we are behind the main enemy line.

The Greek main line is starting to collapse as its right flank suffers losses. While on the Egyptian right the Greeks are now in a parlous state.

Outcome

An Egyptian win by 11 losses to inflicting 26. The smaller army one the day.

Lessons Learnt

The benefits of a sound deployment.

This time the economy of effort force, the left wing, more than achieved its goal.

I am still not sure that there are sufficient numbers in the army.