Action from the eastern empire |
Steve's initial set-up. He does like that sturdy Roman infantry however in this case it is all auxilia |
My left flank command with Paighan infantry and bowmen to support |
A closer view of some of the excellent Gripping Beast Sassanid figures |
Lovely A&A command with LBMS Banner |
All hand painted shields on the Sassanids |
Steve has an affinity for the Huns and always uses them well. In this case they were to be part of Simon's command and they performed admirably. |
Clever Steve has made up these resin sabots so he can still utilise some individually based figures. He intends to paint, flock and suitably dress them up shortly. They work very well. |
The central Sassanid command complete with messy treasury and camp! |
The right flank of the Sassanid's. We intend to sweep upon the wing of the enemy and kill them dead! |
Will my elephant's do the job this time? |
A view down the table to give a reflection of relative dispositions |
A fourth command from the Romans? Unheard of!!! |
Advancing rapidly on the right |
The Huns force a redeployment on the left of the Persian lines |
A view across the centre |
Hope we can turn around in time |
Advancing upon the Roman centre- all those foot armed with extra bow as well |
Another view showing the Elephants advance. |
Not a great place to be here for the light cavalry |
Auxilia doing a number on the Cataphracts that hit them |
Another shot of the pressure on the Persian left from Simon's rapidly advancing Huns |
A great shot of the action |
The sage rush battle mat from the BIGREDBATSTORE is sensational |
The bowmen take the heights to fire all six rounds in one turn and fail to wound or disorder a soul. |
In the centre the push of lance on auxilia shield is proving a tough encounter. On the right the Veteran escorted elephants are being held up by cavalry. |
A very shambolic and uncoordinated advance |
So you move your General over to give you the second chance in case you draw a 1... |
Hun nobles hit the flank of a Cataphract unit |
Yet they fail to destroy it...a lucky break or what? |
The centre is proving an amazing tussle |
"If only I can get into the rear of those auxilia" |
Can these lads actually do something useful.....please! |
A close up view of some lovely Roman cavalry in Steve's collection |
A smashing breakthrough in the centre - auxilia destroyed by Cataphracts with Saravan heavies ready to exploit the gaps. |
A slightly blurry view showing the pace of the breakthrough :^) |
A view showing two ammunition rounds left for these bow armed light horse |
Still hanging on over on the left |
A cloud of arrows have been falling on these units all battle and finally one is destroyed |
Like trying to turn a Tiger Tank! |
Looking back upon the Persian left where the formation has been forced to anchor under a storm of bow fire |
Roman veteran auxilia supported by their raw compatriots await the next assault |
Roman skirmishers unleash flank attacks and fire |
Ammunition resupply...loose! |
Only one more hit to take and this deep unit is gone as are three victory medals. Its getting very close as the fighting swings back and forth across the entire front |
Now that's more like it lads |
A wider perspective shows another Paighan unit scurrying over to the left, just in case the worst occurs. |
Te Romans continue to fight a running battle in the centre with auxilia and light troops |
The Paighan, raw deep shield wall troops advance to shore up a gap in the centre. |
A wonderful battle concluded with the Saravan finally getting the better of some by now very exhausted Roman foot.
We had a great time and Simon managed to get a second game of TtS in inside five days so well done him. Next on the agenda is finishing the bases on those El Cid Feudal Spanish and them perhaps a bit of basing of some irregular style big and hairy barbarians.
Until next time...
Good looking game.
ReplyDeleteLove the shots with me in the background. I was trying to sort out Stephen's Austrians after the ant invasion.
Yes I included them Mark because it almost looked like you hadn't moved in the ten minutes between shots. Very Zen like mate. Those ants were unbelievable!
DeleteGreat looking game with an impressive array of troops.
ReplyDeleteCheers Dean. It is always great to be able to take the Sassanids out for a rumble.
DeleteThat was a fantastic looking game. I really must try out TtS!, even solo. Looks fun.
ReplyDeleteYou will absolutely love the system FBM. It is a great game and loads of fun.
DeleteAnother great game. Looks like fun! The pics of the whole battlefield are very nice. 😀
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Stew. The actual printed battle map adds so much to the spectacle as well. Appreciate your always kind words mate and as you know, I'm a massive fan of your blog.
DeleteAww shucks. And I’m one of yours. 😀
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ReplyDeleteI wasn’t sure whether this guy was promoting the 19th century Viagran army or the more colourful 5th century one... he wasn’t very clear.... ;-)
DeleteA lovely looking game Carlo...
DeleteThe Sassanids are a very pretty army... I have a bunch of them in the lead mountain...complaining that it’s about time they got some paint....
All the best. Aly
Perhaps the Viagran Guard Aly...
DeleteThanks for your kind comments and very much looking forward to seeing your sassanids once you get around to them.
Great looking game!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Serguiss. It was a great game to play in.
DeleteWonderful looking game,two gorgeous armies and a fun game system what's not to like?!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Absolutely Iain and thanks for your comments on the look of the game. I’m very happy how the additional terrain bits and pieces are working.
DeleteA fine looking game, and another stirring action with To the Strongest!
ReplyDeleteCheers Peter. I know how much you enjoy these rules as well so many thanks.
DeleteA top mix of troop types and fine report of what sounds like a close tussle.
ReplyDeleteThanks James and apologies for my tardy reply.
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