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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 15 December 2019, 07:37:22 AM

Title: Crusades battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 15 December 2019, 07:37:22 AM
A newbie is trying his hand at leading the Lioniheart's army to victory. Pix will follow.
Title: Re: Crusades battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 16 December 2019, 01:16:54 AM
Marks of an experienced Saladin and a beginner Richard: Frankish right flank wide open, and Templars seriously delayed crossing a ridge.
Title: Re: Crusades battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 16 December 2019, 01:17:21 AM
Troop quality helped for a while. The Templars smashed the Salahiyyah mamluks, and the Hospitallers and their turcopoles made short work of the Qaraghulams.
Title: Re: Crusades battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 16 December 2019, 01:17:45 AM
But lack of support for the attacks of the Military Orders meant they paid the bill on the following round, and the crusader knights were also nutcrackered. Note the extreme Frankish left: pilgrims and the Christian camp were taken out too.

After-battle photograph: Brian the Lionheart putting a brave face on it. Your historian to his right, scowling at the camera. Lee (Saladin) taking the photograph.
Title: Re: Crusades battle
Post by: Techno on 16 December 2019, 07:36:17 AM
Nice one, Alexander.  :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Crusades battle
Post by: paulr on 16 December 2019, 08:07:52 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd

Good to see another convert :)