Assyrian army

Assyrian army

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

DBA - Middle Assyrian v Philistine

Straight DBA game from the lists although the figures themselves are not 100% accurate. And of course I don't follow the rules exactly either.
 
Initial setup - the trees in one wooded area are temporary as I'm using them as move markers and the ox carts are not part of the army - I don't use camps in my games unless I've got a good reason but couldn't resist placing the carts on the table!

Philistine chariot force goes to outflank Assyrians around one wood as the Assyrians set up to hold them back.

Except the Philistine chariots suddenly cut inside... Meanwhile Assyrians carry out their own outflanking manoeuvre.

Centres hit as Assyrians continue outflanking Philistine left and Philistine right has forced the Assyrian flank guard to meet the Philistine chariots.

Main one here... Assyrian light chariot and Ax elements finish up being pushed back, the chariot into the Ax, and so the chariot is destroyed! I look on 3Ax as basically skirmishers and so can get out of the way, chariots are a bit less flexible and crash!

But the Philistine general has got himself tangled in the wood - I play it so that non-skirmishers automatically follow up. skirmishers don't..

Philistine left and centre is getting interesting as their right is outflanking and left being outflanked!

The result of all this - Philistine general ends up running away while their left flank guard units die.

With a Philistine spear element being forced to face an attack by outflanking Assyrian Ax things don't look too good.

Assyrians lose their second light chariot but that's easily matched by the last Philistine chariot going and two Sp elements going - Sp pushed into Sp facing different way, both destroyed.

Taking off the casualties and there's not much left of the Philistines - a win for Assyria.

2 comments:

  1. There is something about 'Biblical' battles, something about the leeway given by the scarcity of evidence leaving so much room for speculation, could almost be a mythical or fantasy setting.

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    1. To be honest, considering the changes in wargames interpretations over the years, I think that is true of most Ancient History! Though some of the major arguments of the past were about things that don't really matter (overarm/underarm spears for Greek hoplites, were hypaspists hoplites or phalangites, were the Knights of the Round Table just a memory of the Sarmation cataphracts stationed on the wall... Personally, I just like the chariots!

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