ADLg - Game Report 239

Ptolemaic (43) vs Late Imperial Roman (87)

For their second outing, Ptolemy offered battle against Paul's Late Imperial Romans. Once again, we were attacking in the plains but this time against Constantin the Great. In this battle the CinC deployed on the right with the Cavalry on the left.

The Greeks started a graceful wheel to the left, allowing the Nubian Warriors and the light troops to push forward, and the Roman light troops fell back without offering combat.

As the wheel continued the Roman's and their Visigoth allies started their deployment into their own line of battle.

Contact! The Greek right supported by Nubian Warriors engages the Auxilia in the plantation and come off a decidedly second best. Which on later reflection by Paul and myself will be adjudged to be the turning point of the game.

More Nubian Warriors enter the fray on the right but fail inflict any damage on the Auxilia on contact. Meanwhile the opposing lines of battle continue to advance and close the distance.

The Lines are well matched and lined up perfectly while a lone Pike unit has been turned to the flank to protect the flank from the Auxilia who are winning their fight.

The Pikes move forward to engage, while the remainder of the line holds back, with the false hope that the Visigoths will charge them. Faint chance of that with a Brilliant General who is guaranteed to be able to hold his impetuous line back. Of course, only so long as he doesn't enter into combat himself! A point I failed to pick up on for a couple of turns as we held ourselves back waiting for the charge.

The Greek General with his elite Pikes has broken the line, which way will he turn?

The answer is, hidden behind the hand of God (thank you Maradona aka Paul) is that he turns to the right to try to hold back the rolling up of his line as the rest of the line engages. But to no avail as by this time the rest of the Roman Line from the centre to the Roman left has already won the day for them.

Outcome

A Roman victory by inflicting 24 to only receiving 12 in return.

Lessons Learnt

One can impede the enemies command and control by bringing their included commanders into combat

In deciding whether to stick or twist, I should have certainly twisted and charged and took the risk!