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by HoaryCenturion
Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Battle Reports and AAR
Topic: Gauls vs Gauls
Replies: 0
Views: 3271

Gauls vs Gauls

... with these representations vying for attention on the far right of the visual: https://bigredbat.blogspot.com/2016/11/magnesia-at-crisis_6.html and https://olicanalad.blogspot.com/search/label/To%20The%20Strongest%20-%20Punic%20Wars. Possible Title if this had been ...
by RogerCooper
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Campaigns and Battle Scenarios
Topic: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!
Replies: 7
Views: 9028

Re: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!

The link for the Battle of Magnesia file is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt1Acc ... sp=sharing
by RogerCooper
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battle Scenarios
Topic: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!
Replies: 7
Views: 9028

Re: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!

I actually tried to refight the battle on the Seleucid left. I wasn't able to replicate the historical results. The way that the attack on the scythed chariots and the Arab camel archers disorganized the Seleucid cataphracts simply does not work. Even with the chariots and camels destroyed the Seleu...
by HoaryCenturion
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:24 am
Forum: Battle Reports and AAR
Topic: Consul vs King
Replies: 0
Views: 2907

Consul vs King

Magnesia refight with TRIUMPH! Gents, Following, please find a link to a blog post wherein I offer another interpretation of this classic ancient battle using the TRIUMPH! rules. >>https://nopaintingrequired.blogspot.com/search/label/Consul%20vs%20King ...
by HoaryCenturion
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 56299

Re: Bits & Bobs

... Rod as well, as I reference Alexander’s battles against Darius III), A delayed and unformatted or reviewed reply . . . Looking over the chapter on Magnesia in Professor Sabin’s book LOST BATTLES, I found this on page 199: “Livy (XXXVII.41-2) described Eumenes panicking the scythed chariots and ...
by David Kuijt
Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 56299

Re: Bits & Bobs

Regarding Magnesia and the chariots, well . . . the Battle Card did not really help, I think I need to review the ancient sources and then tweak the battle card, especially with respect to routing scythed chariots and their impact ...
by HoaryCenturion
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:41 am
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 56299

Re: Bits & Bobs

... I look forward to seeing future posts about Granicus . . . anything from ideas about OBs to how to address moving across the river, etc. Regarding Magnesia and the chariots, well . . . the Battle Card did not really help, I think I need to review the ancient sources and then tweak the battle card, ...
by David Kuijt
Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 56299

Re: Bits & Bobs

... 2004. (See https://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/battle-day.) Have any other players of TRIUMPH attempted to refight these engagements? Has anyone tried Magnesia? I have been toying with it, but have stumbled over the representation of scythed chariots as well as the depth of the phalanx and the deployment ...
by HoaryCenturion
Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 56299

Bits & Bobs

... 2004. (See https://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/battle-day.) Have any other players of TRIUMPH attempted to refight these engagements? Has anyone tried Magnesia? I have been toying with it, but have stumbled over the representation of scythed chariots as well as the depth of the phalanx and the deployment ...
by HoaryCenturion
Thu May 19, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Campaigns and Battle Scenarios
Topic: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!
Replies: 7
Views: 9028

Re: Magnesia with TRIUMPH!

Hello Roger, Sorry for the delay. I have been occupied with refighting a sort of Magnesia using modified Tactica II. I hope to have it posted to my blog by the end of the month. Thanks very much for your replies and suggested order of battle. I will take some time ...