Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel's Wargames World: June 2014

Thursday, 26 June 2014

A left over Magister Millitum Assyrian Camel disguised as an Elephant

Here's a quick snap of a spare one off element I painted up and disposed of.

In wargamers terms it's an Irr Cm X from the Middle Assyrian DBM/DBMM army list.

Its a camel disguised to look like an elephant from Magister Millitum in 15 mm scale.

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Roll Call 2014 Report Back

Roll Call 2014

Well after a roller coaster Roll Call last weekend I came in 2nd, with my highest ever competition score and best ever placing.

My own army was composed thus:

Roll Call DBM 2014 List 400 AP v3.3 [Version 5 Final]

3/43 Khurasanian [MM list] Samanid 927 AD – 999 AD

Dry. Ag 1. Rv, H[S], H[G], Rd, O, E, RGo, BUA, D

[Rv, DH, RH, GH, Rd, O, E, R or SF, G, BUAf, D or G, Oa]

Command 1

1 x CinC Reg Cv S 30 AP

5 x Ghulam Reg Cv S 50 AP

1 x Khurosani skirmishers Irr LH F 4 AP

8 x Khurosani armoured spearmen Reg Sp O 40 AP

4 x Khurosani infantry archers Reg Ps O 8 AP [Ps may support Sp]

4 x Khurosani infantry archers Reg Bw O 20 AP

23/21/7 [152 AP]

Command 2

1 x Sub-general Reg Cv S 30 AP

5 x Khurosani noble cavalry Irr Cv S 45 AP

5 x Khurosani skirmishers Irr LH F 20 AP

2 x Bedouin Arabs Irr LH O 10 AP

6 x Dailami zupin-men Reg Ax S 27 AP

3 x Dailami archers Reg Ps O 6 AP [can support zupin-men]

1 x Kumajis or other hillmen Irr Ax O 3 AP

23/21.5/7.5 [141 AP]

Command 3

1 x Sub-general Reg Cv S 30 AP

1 x Elephants Irr El O 16 AP

2 x Kumajis or other hillmen Irr Ax O 6 AP

4/4/2 [52 AP]

Command 4 – Ziyarid Ally [Buyid 3/58]

1 x Ally-general Irr Ax S 9 AP

9 x Dailami Irr Ax S 36 AP

5 x Dailami archers Irr Ps O 10 AP [can support zupin-men]

15/12.5/4.5 [55 AP]

Command 5

6 x Baggage Irr Bg I 0 AP

6/0/0 [0 AP]

Army [400 AP]

65/59/29.5 to break

After using the army for five games, one practice game the week before and during Roll Call the only thing I would change would be to swap one LH O from Command 2 with the LH F in Command 1 as I found that on two instances the LH O were split up and in the wrong place and it cost me too many PiP's to sort them out to my liking.

The armies used were:

Chris Smith - Middle Assyrian 1/25 [Mercenary]

Kevin Everard - Late Achaemenid Persian 2/7 [Coltishall Cowards]

Andy Brooker - Syracusan 2/9 MM [Coltishall Cowards]

John Brooker - Alexandrian Imperial 2/15 MM [Coltishall Cowards]

John Vaughan - Seleucid 2/19 [Coltishall Cowards]

Dave Madigan - Pyrrhic 2/27 [Reigate]

Darrell Pearce – Polybian Roman 2/33 [MKWS] [Sat Only]

Darrell Pearce - Indo Greek 2/36 M [MKWS]

Haiden Fisher - Marian Roman 2/49 [Coltishall Cowards]

Richard Hardy - Early Imperial Roman - Claudius 2/56 [Scimitar]

Drew Jarman - Khurasanian (Samanid) 3/43 MM [Essex Warriors]

Gareth Evans - Timurid 4/75 [Terrapins]

Ed Gilhead – Early Imperial Roman 2/56 [Frome] [Sunday Only]

For competition purposes Darrell [Sat and Ed [Sun] scores were combined. Darrell manfully ran two armies simultaneously in rounds 1 and 2.

We ran out of time in round 3 because neither of us were willing to go for it until we were ready to attack. Gareth delayed me with his annoying Hd I.

Round 4 wasn't the most pleasant of games, we were both hot, tired after a long weekends games and both made some silly errors in the use of the rules that the other picked up on so got a bit ratty. I have apologised to Chris for my behaviour which wasn't at my best and we have thankfully drawn a line under the game.

81	Richard Hardy	DBM	14	32	14	29	89
82	Andrew Jarman	DBM	29	27	16	14	86
76	Chris Smith	DBM	18	16	32	18	84
77	Gareth Evans	DBM	20	30	16	16	82
84	Andy Brooker	DBM	18	16	31	16	81
80	Darrell Pearce	DBM	3	2	32	27	64
83	John Brooker	DBM	2	30	0	32	64
85	Dave Madigan	DBM	14	23	18	5	60
78	Kevin Everard	DBM	18	2	16	19	55
87	Ed Gilhead	DBM	30	5	1	13	49
79	John Vaughan	DBM	14	9	16	3	42
86	Haiden Fisher	DBM	12	0	0	0	12