TTS 28mm Nikephorian Byzantines Vs Sassanid Persians
28mm Nikephorian
Byzantines Vs Sassanid Persians using TTS
This is a 130 point battle report for a 28mm “To The Strongest” wargame
between Nikephorian Byzantines and Sassanid Persians. The
Byzantine general, Nikephoros, is classed as a great leader. Each side has three commands and three camps. We used a house rule of our own, so that counter-charging lancers have the option to have two strikes back against charging lancers.
Sasanian 224 CE - 651 CE
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Unit
type
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Save
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Cost
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Total
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Command
1 = 11 Victory Points
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Senior, heroic attached mounted
general
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3+
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7
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7
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Savaran, Cavalry lance, extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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20
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Savaran, Cavalry lance, extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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33
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Hero for above Savaran
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3+
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1
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34
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Horse Archers, Light cavalry bow
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8+
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5
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39
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Light infantry other, bow, raw
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9+
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3
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42
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Camp
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-
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1
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43
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Command
2 = 13 Victory points
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Attached mounted general
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2+
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5
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5
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Cataphracts, lance,
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6+
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11
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16
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Kamandaran, Bowmen
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8+
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7
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23
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Kamandaran, Bowmen
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8+
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7
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30
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Paighan, Shieldwall, deep, raw
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8+
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6
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36
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Camp
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-
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1
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37
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Command
3 = 11 Victory points
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Attached mounted general
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2+
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5
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13
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Savaran, Cavalry lance, extra bow,
veteran
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6+
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13
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26
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Hero for above Savaran
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3+
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1
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27
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Horse Archers, Light cavalry bow
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8+
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5
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32
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War Elephants, Indian elephants,
deep, escorted
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6+
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12
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44
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Light infantry other, bow, raw
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9+
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3
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47
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Camp
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-
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1
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48
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Victory Medals = 12 Scouting modifier = +5
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-
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-
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130
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Nikephorian Byzantines 963 CE - 1071
CE
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Save
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Cost
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Total
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Command 1
= 10 Victory Points
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Nikephoros II Phokas (Senior, heroic
mounted detached general and great leader)
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3+
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12
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12
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Tagmatic Kavallarioi, Cavalry
lance and extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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25
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Hero for above Kavallarioi
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3+
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1
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26
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Tagmatic Kavallarioi, Cavalry
lance and extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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39
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Hero for above Kavallarioi
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3+
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1
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40
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Hyperkerastikoi (outflankers), Light cavalry javelin
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7+
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5
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45
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Camp
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-
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1
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46
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Command 2
= 11 Victory points
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Detached mounted heroic general
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2+
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6
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6
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Varangian Guard, shieldwall, deep,
veteran, extra 2HCW
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6+
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14
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20
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Franks, cavalry, lance, veteran
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6+
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11
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31
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Hero for above phragkoi
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3+
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1
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32
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Toxotoi (archers), Bowmen
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8+
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7
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39
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Psiloi, Light infantry, javelin
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7+
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4
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43
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Camp
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-
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1
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44
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Command
3 = 11 Victory points
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Detached mounted general
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2+
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5
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5
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Tagmatic Kavallarioi, Cavalry
lance and extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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18
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Hero for above Kavallarioi
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3+
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1
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19
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Hun symmachoi, Light cavalry bow, veteran
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7+
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6
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25
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Hun Nobles, cavalry, lance, extra bow, veteran
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6+
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13
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38
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Hero for above Nobles
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3+
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1
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39
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Camp
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-
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1
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40
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Victory Medals = 11 Scouting modifier = +6
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-
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-
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130
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Deployment:
Sassanid Right flank
Savaran heavy cavalry, Savaran
heavy cavalry with general, Light foot
archers
Light cavalry
Sassanid centre
command
Paighan levy spearmen,
Cataphracts, Kamandaran archers,
Kamandaran archers
Sassanid left command
Savaran heavy cavalry with C-in-C, Light foot archers, Light cavalry
Elephants
Byzantine right flank
command
Byzantine light cavalry,
Kavallarioi, Nikephoros (C-in-C)
with Kavallarioi
Byzantine centre
command
Varangian guardsmen, Toxotoi foot archers, Kavallarioi, Psiloi javelinmen
Byzantine left
command
Kavallarioi with general, Hunnic
Noble heavy cavalry
Hunnic light horse archers
Turn 1
Nikephorian Byzantines
The Byzantine army marches forward two grid squares.
The Byzantine army
marches forward
The Sassanid Savaran Cavalry and general move on to the
hill. The elephants attempt to move (Ace) but fail.
Sassanid Persian centre command
One unit of Kamandaran archers move forward on to the hill,
while the other archer unit moves further ahead. The Sassanid Cataphracts and
Levy spearmen storm on ahead across the open plain. The right hand Kamandaran archer
unit shoots at the Byzantine Toxotoi to
no effect.
Sassanid Persian right flank command
The Sassanid cavalry storm forward, with the Sassanid light
foot archers struggling to keep up with them.
Turn 2
Byzantine left flank command
The Kavallarioi with attached sub-general charge (3) and
attack (8, 2), making use of their hero (4), achieving one hit. Sassanid
Savaran save (8), as does their general (6). The Sassanid Savaran fight back
(6, 4) managing a single hit.
The Byzantine Kavallarioi fail (2) becoming disordered and
the general also fails (Ace), suffering a light wound (5).
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Byzantine centre command
The Byzantine Toxotoi archers shoot at the Sassanid
cataphracts (8, 3), inflicting one hit. The cataphracts fail (3) but the
general saves (8). The Toxotoi attempt to shoot again but fail (2).
Byzantine right flank command
Nikephoros and his Kavallarioi charge (5) the Sassanid
Savaran and hit twice (9, 10). The Sassanid Savaran save (7, 10) and the
general saves (2, 3). The Savaran fight back (7, 9) getting two hits. The Kavallarioi
save (8, 10) and so does the general (7, 6).
Sassanid centre command
The Kamandaran archers activate (7) to shoot the Kavallarioi
(9, 8) managing two hits. The Kavallarioi (Ace, 9) take one hit and becomes
disordered. The general (2, 6) takes one hit and receives a light wound (3).
The other Kamandaran archer unit activates (2) and misses
(6, Ace), so they shoot again (4) and get 2 hits (9, 9). The Byzantine Toxotoi archers
fail (2,5) twice and are destroyed.
The Byzantine Toxotoi
archers are destroyed under a hail of arrows from the Sassanid Persian
Kamandaran archers
The Sassanid Levy spearmen then charge (8) the Byzantine
Psiloi, who successfully evade (10). The Sassanid cataphracts charge (2) and
get two hits (9, 10) against the Frankish cavalry, who save (9, 7). The Normans
fight back (5, 8) and the cataphracts save (8). The Sassanid cataphracts
activate to rally (6) but fail their rally save (2). The cataphracts activate
to rally again (10) and this time succeed (10). The right unit of Kamandaran archers
attempt to move forward (Ace) but fail.
Sassanid left flank command
Elephants fail to activate (Ace) so there is no movement
from this entire command.
Sassanid right flank command
General and Savaran charge (6), using their hero (4) who
does nothing, but the unit (9) hits the Kavallarioi. The Kavallarioi save (6),
as does the general (4). The Byzantine Kavallarioi fight back and fail (7). The
far right Sassanid Savaran unit charge (4) through their light cavalry and the
Hunnic horse archers (9) evade. The Sassanid Savaran then follow through and
hit the Hunnic Noble Heavy cavalry (4, 5) and miss. The Hunnic Noble heavy
cavalry fight back (7, 10) with two hits (7, 10). The Sassanid Savaran save (7,
9) both hits. The Sassanid light foot archers move forward (5) but fail (Ace)
to shoot, marking the end of the Sassanid turn.
The right flank Sassanid
Savaran cavalry charge the Huns and Byzantine cavalry
Turn 3
Byzantine centre command
The Frankish heavy cavalry charge (8) the Sassanid
cataphracts and hit (7), as does the attached hero (6). The Sassanid
cataphracts (2, 4) are destroyed but the general (8, 5) saves, so joins the
Sassanid Levy spearmen unit. The Varangians move forward (10). The Byzantine
Psiloi activate to shoot (2), but miss (5), so activate to shoot again (3) and
miss yet again (Ace). The Psiloi replenish their ammunition (5) and the attempt
to activate to shoot again (4), but this time they fail. The Frankish heavy
cavalry attempt to charge the Sassanid Persian archers (5) but fail, marking
the end of this command’s turn.
The Sassanid
cataphracts are destroyed
Byzantine right flank command
Nikephoros and his Kavallarioi charge (10) and miss (4),
redraw twice (4, 3), miss. The Sassanid Savaran fight back (5) and miss. The
Byzantine light cavalry activate (7) to rush forward. The Kavallarioi on the
hill fail (Ace) to move.
Byzantine left flank command
Byzantine left flank command
Byzantine Kavallarioi activate (10) and rally (10). The
Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry charge (3) and hit (9) the Sassanid Savaran. The
Sassanid Savaran save (7) and fight back (2) but miss. The Hunnic Noble heavy
cavalry attempt to charge again but fail (3).
The Hunnic Noble
heavy cavalry and Sassanid Savaran at loggerheads with each other – neither one
making any headway.
Sassanid left flank command
The Sassanid light cavalry activate (3) and shoot (8). The
Byzantine light cavalry fail to save (3), so are destroyed. The elephant and
light foot archers make a group move (4) one square forward. The Sassanid light
cavalry rush (6) forward. The Sassanid Savaran charge (5) and miss (7), as does
the hero (6). The Byzantine Kavallarioi fight back (Ace), to no effect. The
elephants and light foot archers try to move forward again but fail (2).
Sassanid light
cavalry destroy the Byzantine light cavalry
Sassanid centre command
The Levy spearmen charge (6) the Psiloi, who manage to evade
(8). The Sassanid Kamandaran archers (left) activate to shoot (3) at the
Varangian guardsmen and inflict one hit (8, 2). The Varangian guardsmen fail
(4) and become disordered. The same Sassanid archer unit activates (8) to shoot
again but fail (6, 5) to do any damage to the Varangians. The other Sassanid Kamandaran
archer unit (right) move forward (3) and try to move again (2) but fail.
The Sassanid Kamandaran archers pour arrows onto the
Varangian guardsmen to no effect.
The Sassanid levy
spearmen chase away the Byzantine psiloi
Sassanid right flank command
The Sassanid light foot archers shoot (8) but miss (3). The
Persian light cavalry activate (8) to shoot but miss (3). The Sassanid Savaran
(right) charge (10) and hit (7). The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry save (7) and
fight back (9) and hit the Savaran cavalry. The Savaran fail (3) and become
disordered. The Sassanid Savaran and general charge (2) and miss (5), as does
the hero (Ace). The Byzantine Kavallarioi fight back (6) and hit. The Savaran
save (7), as does the general (9). The Sassanid Savaran and general charge in
again (10) and hit (10). The Kavallarioi save (8), as does the general (2). The
Kavallarioi fight back (5) but miss. The Persian light cavalry fail to activate
(6) to shoot the Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry.
Turn 4
Byzantine right flank command
The Kavallarioi attempt to charge the Persian light cavalry
(Ace) but fail.
Byzantine centre command
The Frankish heavy cavalry charge (9) the Persian Kamandaran
archers and hit (9). The Persian archers fail to save (Ace) and become
disordered. The Persian Kamandaran archers fight back (2) to no effect. The
Varangian guardsmen activate (9) to rally but fail their rally roll (6). The
Psiloi (3) activate but fail to replenish (2) their javelins.
The Frankish heavy
cavalry charging the Kamandaran archers and disordering them.
The Varangian
guardsmen trying but failing to rally from their state of disorder
Byzantine left flank command
The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry fail (Ace) to activate to
charge.
The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry fail to activate so that the
left flank makes no moves this turn. Ooops!
Sassanid right flank command
The light foot archers activate (7) and hit (9). The
Byzantine Kavallarioi save (8). The Savaran and general charge (8) but miss
(2). They redraw a card thanks to the general and hit (10). The Kavallarioi
save (10) but fail to hit back (2). The Persian light cavalry activate to shoot
overhead (6) and hit (10). The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry save (8). The Savaran
(right) activate to rally from disorder (10) but fail (5). Again, the Persian
light cavalry activate to shoot (9) and hit (8), but the Hunnic Noble heavy
cavalry save (7). The Persian light foot archers (4) fail to activate.
Sassanid left flank command
The Persian light cavalry (9) rush forward while the elephants
and light foot archers (7) plod forward one square. The Sassanid Savaran
activate (9) to shoot but miss (4). The elephants fail to charge (Ace).
Sassanid centre command
The Sassanid Kamandaran archers (left) shoot (4), but fail
to hit (5, 7). The Persian levy spearmen charge and the Psiloi evade off table.
The Persian archers (left) fail to activate again (4).
The Sassanid levy
spearmen chase the psiloi off table.
Turn 5
Byzantine right flank command
Byzantine right flank command
Nikephoros and the Kavallarioi charge (7), but miss (Ace),
redraw (6) and hit. The Savaran fail (5) as does their general (Ace) who
retires off table seriously wounded (6). The Kavallarioi shoot (5), but miss
(2). Nikephoros and Kavallarioi fail to charge (4).
Catastrophe for the
Sassanid Persian general who must retire off the field with a serious wound.
Byzantine centre command
The Frankish heavy cavalry charge (8) and hit (7). The
Persian Kamandaran archers fail (6) and are destroyed. The Psiloi (9) return from
off table arriving in their camp. The Varangian guardsmen activate (5) but fail
to rally. They try again (4) but fail, marking the end of this command’s turn.
The Frankish heavy
cavalry charge the already disordered Kamandaran archers and destroy them,
leaving a big hole in the centre of the Persian line.
The Byzantine psiloi
return and occupy their camp.
Byzantine left flank command
The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry charge (2) but miss (3). The
Savaran also miss (5). The general and Kavallarioi charge (10) and hit (8). The
Savaran fail (5) and become disordered. The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry fail to
activate again (Ace).
Hunnic Noble heavy
cavalry (top) still at loggerheads with the Sassanid Savaran (blue standard).
The other Sassanid Savaran heavy cavalry unit (red standard) are not doing so
well and have become disordered.
Sassanid left flank command
The Persian light cavalry rush forward (5) and capture the enemy
camp. The elephants charge (4), but miss (4, 3) in combat. The Byzantine Kavallarioi
hit back (10), but the elephant saves (7). The elephants fail to charge again
(Ace).
Surprisingly, the
Byzantine heavy cavalry hold back the Sassanid elephants
Sassanid centre command
The Kamandaran archers shoot (9), but fail to hit (2, 7).
The Levy spearmen try to turn (3) but fail.
Sassanid right flank command
The Persian light cavalry shoot (3) and hit (10), but the
Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry save (10).
Turn 6
Byzantine left flank command
The general and Kavallarioi activate (7) but fail to rally
(6). The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry activate to charge (5) but do no damage
(3). The Hunnic Noble cavalry try again (6) and then hit (6). The Sassanid
Savaran fail (2) and are destroyed.
The Persian light cavalry fail to evade (3) and the Hunnic
Noble heavy cavalry (2, 8) get one hit. The Persian light cavalry (2) are
destroyed.
The Hunnic horse archers move two squares (3) and then two more squares (8). The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry attempt to turn (Ace) but fail.
The Hunnic horse archers move two squares (3) and then two more squares (8). The Hunnic Noble heavy cavalry attempt to turn (Ace) but fail.
Byzantine centre command
The Frankish heavy cavalry move (4) and capture the middle
camp. The Varangian guardsmen charge (6) but miss (3). The Persian archers
fight back but miss (3).
The Byzantine psiloi turn (7) to face the Levy spearmen, while the Frankish heavy cavalry fail to turn (3).
Byzantine right flank command
The Byzantine psiloi turn (7) to face the Levy spearmen, while the Frankish heavy cavalry fail to turn (3).
Byzantine right flank command
Nikephoros and his Kavallarioi activate to charge (7) and
hit (9) the Sassanid Savaran and general. Both the Savaran (9) and general (7)
save. The Kavallarioi shoot (5) but miss (Ace). Nikephoros and his Kavallarioi
fail to charge (6) again.
Sassanid left flank command
The Sassanid light cavalry turn (2) and rush forward (10) to
occupy the second enemy camp.
The elephants charge (8) and hit (10) the Kavallarioi. The Kavallarioi
save (8) and hit back (6), but the elephants save (8). The light foot archers
fail to shoot (2) overhead.
Sassanid centre command
The Levy spearmen turn (5) to face the psiloi.
Sassanid right flank command
The Savaran (10) activate but miss (2), so redraw due to the
general (Ace) but still miss. The Kavallarioi and general hit back (9) but the
Savaran save (6).
The light foot archers replenish (9) ammunition. The Savaran
try to charge (Ace) but fail signalling the end of the turn.
Turn 7
Byzantine left flank command
The Hunnic horse archers capture the Sassanid camp (3) and
this ends the game. A hard fought Byzantine victory.
Very nicely done!
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