ADLG - Game Report 253

Early Imperial Roman (85) vs Patrician Roman (88)

Second game was an all-Roman affair (separated by several hundred of years) against Steve's Patricians. We deployed again with the Legionaries centre and Auxilia left and right, with me attacking in the plains.

From the outset the Patrician Heavy Artillery, started to cause attrition! Given the weight of Patrician Cavalry against the right wing, this wing has been refused.

The Right Wing has retired into the field to defend itself from the Patrician Cavalry. In the centre the Patrician Heavy Artillery are conducting counter-battery fire. On the left the Wing Commander with the Equites has once again entered into combat!

Entered into combat and survived by destroying his opponent! The Patrician centre has decided that now is the time to abandon the high ground.

The combat has become general all along the line, both sides have decided to throw caution to the wind and embrace destiny. For the Patrician's this means exposing their flank to the Roman Left Wing Commander, while in the centre they try to overcome the Legionaries from front and flank. On the right the battle is on a knife edge with both sides suffering but equally capable of breakthroughs and flank attacks.

Once the dust settles there are less Patricians on the left and centre. On the right, however, the Roman Auxilia are now surrounded in the field.

The Roman right barely survives, while the centre is less than healthy, but the left are capable of winning their battle despite the Equites General being struck by heavy artillery.

Outcome

A mutual destruction on the last throw of the dice as time was being called – we had to resolve the throw after all!

Lessons Learnt

The structure of the Army I chose almost dictates the plan, it is not very flexible for what ever the terrain might be.