Here are a few additions to my Almoravid Moors to bring units up to strength. We've got a Reconquista Midgard game lined up next week so I've been painting these figures for that game. There's a skirmisher unit of Crusader Miniatures' Spanish archers, in the last photo. I'm working on Spanish cavalry and infantry at the moment but probably won't get that many finished in time for the game so will just use my Normans for these.
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| Initial deployment from the Fatimid side |
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| Initial deployment from the Crusader side |
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| Crusaders up close |
On Sunday Gary, Rick and I met down at the Vikings Club in Lanyon for the Canberra Regional Wargame Group's monthly meeting. We played a Command and Colors Medieval Crusades game with the scenario, First Ramla 7 September 1101. Gary and Rick commanded the Crusaders and I commanded the Fatimids. The Crusaders, lead by Baldwin I, were outnumbered but had five command cards, four inspired actions tokens and moved first. The Fatimids, lead by Saad el-Dowleh, had four command cards and two inspired action tokens.
The Crusaders played a Mounted Charge card in their first turn and charged the Fatimid infantry in the centre who were unable to evade. Gary and Rick's dice rolling was pretty good and the Fatimid infantry survived but had three hits on each unit. Subsequent turns saw the Fatimid infantry units destroyed and retreating. The Fatimids played a Mounted Charge card in response and were able to destroy two units of the Crusader knights. However with most of the Fatimid centre gone it was a very easy 6-2 win for the Crusaders.
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| Crusaders' play a Mounted Charge card |
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| Fatimid infantry are destroyed and retreat |
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| Most of the Fatimid centre is gone |
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| Crusaders win easily 6-2 victory banners |
Here are some Norman Milites from the archives. These are mainly Conquest Games Norman plastic cavalry with two Crusader Miniatures figures. Shield transfers and banner are by Battle Flag with LBMs on the Crusader figures. I based these with a desert look, burnt grass and dried tuffs so I could use them as Normans in Sicily and for the Early Crusades.
Here are a few additions to my Almoravid Moors to bring units up to strength. We've got a Reconquista Midgard game lined up next week ...
