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Introduction:
These games were played to playtest the
effectiveness of formed archers under Conqueror of the Ancient World,
a ruleset written and being playtested by the NapNuts. The games are
pretty ahistorical. Both games are at 500 pts which results in roughly
8-12 bases per side. Basing is pretty flexible adaptable to using most
popular basing conventions.
Game 1
- Early Archaemenid Persian vs
Hoplite Greek:
The Persians have 6 bases of Sparabara Infantry with
Bows, 2 based of armoured cavalry, 1 base of heavy cavalry, 3 bases of
skirmishing archers.
The Greeks have 6 bases of Hoplites, 3 bases of
heavy cavalry, 2 bases of javelin skirmishers.
 Both armies attempt to
win the flanks with cavalry and skirmishers. The hoplites hurry
towards the Persian Infantry, aware that the Persian cavalry is
superior and anxious to engage the inferior Persian Infantry. The
Hoplites come under withering bow fire and the flanking units become
disordered. The Hoplites finally make contact with the Persian
Infantry just as they lose the cavalry battle, but to no avail.
Demoralised by the accurate archery, they are ineffective in melee and
quickly break. Decisive victory to the Persians.
Figures: The Persians are almost entirely Gladiator
10th Legion which recently went out of production. The Greek Hoplite
are Xyston while the Cavalry are also Gladiator 10th Legion.
Game
2 - Early Archaemid Persian v Early Imperial Romans:
 Early Archaemenid Persian 6 bases of
Sparabara infantry, 2 bases of armored cavalry, 1 base of heavy cavalry,
2 bases of bow armed skirmishers
Early Imperial Romans 1 base of heavy
cavalry, 4 bases of Legionairres, 2 bases of Auxilia, 1 base of formed
archers, 1 base of bow armed skirmishers
The Persian infantry moved to
the top of a gentle hill while the cavalry and skirmishers attempted a
flanking move to the right. The Roman entire Roman line started edging
over to the Persian right in an attempt to defeat the flanking move
while avoiding the Sparabara Infantry missile fire. The Persians are
rolling up the right flank until the Roman Auxilia join the battle
which slows the Persians. By then the Sparabara Infantry have moved
off the hill to get within bow range and are steadily demoralising the
Romans. Finally, the Persian break through on the right just as the
Sparabara Infantry contact the Roman lines on the left and the Roman
army, attacked on both flanks, disintegrates.
Figures: The Early
Imperial Romans are all Corvus Belli figures.
 Report
by Napnuts Ancients Coordinator,
and Conqueror rule designer: Boon
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