Assuwa versus Hatti ADLG Game

 

Armies deployed - Achaeans left, Hittites right

Achaean left flank

Achaean centre

Armies advance

Hittite left flank

Shooting commences

On Wednesday Craig came over to my place and we played a 200 point ADLG game out in the shed. Craig commanded an early Mycenaean/Achaean force that was supposed to represent the lands of Assuwa, a confederation of western Anatolian kingdoms against the might of Hatti. This proved to be a fun, close and hard fought game and the Achaean/Mycenaean forces and the Hittites were well matched. In the end it was a prolonged, bloody draw but we got the armies' break point wrong so it could have finished sooner!

Achaean chariots and infantry charge

Infantry stoush in the centre

Combat on the Hittite right flank

Combat on Hittite left flank 

Hittite left flank under pressure

Game ends in a bloody draw

Nubian Command and Antonine Miniatures

 

Here's a Nubian command stand that I've just finished painting. The figures are by Casting Room Miniatures and are big and chunky, very easy to paint. They're not quite as good (or accurate) as the Perry sculpted Foundry Nubians but are nice for a bit of variety.

Below is my first tentative foray into painting 2mm for Strength and Honour. The figures are by Antonine Miniatures (sold by Warbases) and the first base is a complete ten cohort legion. The other work in progress bases below, are of elephants with supporting infantry and a wagon laager. I have some late Republican/ Early Imperial Romans on order from Italian manufacturer Korhyl Miniatures and will combine these with auxiliary bases from Antonine Miniatures.

New Kingdom Egyptians

 

Ramses II and an Egyptian Commander

Archers

Archers

Archers

Archers

Archers

Marines

 Mace/Axemen

Spearmen

Here are some old photos from the archives of my New Kingdom Egyptian army. These pics were taken twelve years ago and are a real mix of ranges. I painted all units, they have varied skin tones but some are HCH/Tin Soldier figures. The army has only expanded since then, but of course is still not finished! Ultimately I would like to have four divisions - Amun, Re, Ptah and Set to fight Kadesh and have many more figures, particularly chariots, to paint.

Spearmen

Spearmen

Sherden Guardsmen

Chariot runners

Chariot runners

Egyptian scouts

Medjay Nubian skirmishers

Medjay Nubian skirmishers

Chariots

New Kingdom Egyptians versus Libyans and Sea Peoples ADLG Game

 

Libyans and Sea Peoples advance

Egyptian right flank

Egyptian centre

Sea Peoples

Libyan centre

Egyptian chariots and Libyan right flank

Nubians evade Sea Peoples' chariots

Forces approach, shooting commences

Last Monday Craig came over to my place and we played a 200 point ADLG game out in the shed with New Kingdom Egyptians versus Libyans and Sea Peoples. Craig commanded the Egyptians and I was the attacker with Libyans and Sea Peoples. We experimented with using an average dice instead of the usual D6 to reduce the randomness factor. Rereading the rules you're only supposed to do this for combat but it seemed to work well in general. I rolled a D6 for my Sea Peoples allies and luckily they were not hesitant as they were the best infantry in my army! On a roll of 1 in the first turn they remain hesitant and can not move or shoot until a 6 is rolled in a subsequent turn.

The Sea Peoples' chariots charged the Nubian skirmishers, who evaded several times before being caught and destroyed. The Egyptian chariots on both flanks charged, on their right into Sherden warriors, and on their left into Libyan chariots with supporting skirmishers. In the centre the impetuous Libyan warriors charged the Egyptian infantry who threatened to break through and were able to kill the attached Libyan commander. The Libyans managed to hold in the centre and a second line of impetuous warriors charged in to occupy the remaining Egyptian infantry. Meanwhile on the flanks the casualties were mounting for the Egyptian chariots. A desperate last ditch charge by the Egyptian javelinmen on their right flank failed to turn things around and the Egyptians broke, ending a very one sided game.

Egyptian chariots charge the Sherden

Egyptian chariots charge the Libyan chariots

Libyans charge in the centre

Casualties mount for the Egyptian chariots

Libyan centre is looking brittle

Egyptian flanks are suffering

Egyptian javelinmen charge

Egyptians break 23-9