Was'nt all this same stuff raised a few weeks back? And did'nt people like me suggest some fixes back then? I don't think Phil is either listening or going to...
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s.andrews994
May 22, 2013 6:03 am
Adrian, Yes, it was mentioned last week. Keith (keithallenau) peeked my interest with his suggestion that Ax could get a quick-kill if they get an equal score...
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Joe Bloggs
blayderunner
May 22, 2013 6:03 am
Never mind Auxilia, Phil's really hammered the Persian Heavy Infantry at Plataea. Serious doubts here about whether large hoplite phalanxes even existed during...
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buttridi
May 22, 2013 6:04 am
There is absolutely nothing to say that auxilia should be a rough gong troop type at all I believe thy are a wargaming classification Phil has carried over...
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renegade_dalek
May 22, 2013 8:22 am
The disparity in equipment may have little to do with battle field role. A similar disparity existed within the British Indian Army during the post-mutiny...
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Adrian
adriancoombs...
May 22, 2013 8:25 am
"Even the Late Roman Auxilia Palatina, who were elite senior units, were equipped with lighter equipment compared to the Late Roman Legionari. I would have...
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rcornwellau
May 22, 2013 10:50 am
Hi, This is really an army list problem.. If you think that Auxilia were pretty similar to legionaries then classify them as blade. Just don't get hung up on...
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dba_dangun
May 22, 2013 2:33 pm
Be careful of Vegetius. He's not a soldier himself, he's writing very late (about 400CE), its not clear what his sources for the armies of the earlier empire...
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s.andrews994
May 22, 2013 2:34 pm
Following on from my original post, my stating that Ax in DBA 3.0 are weaker in good going than they were in 2.2 is not just my personal opinion, but is an...
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s.andrews994
May 22, 2013 2:39 pm
In my last post, I mentioned why I believe reducing the combat difference between Ax and Bd/Sp from the current 2 to 1 would help correct the disparity between...
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Adrian
adriancoombs...
May 22, 2013 2:56 pm
"Be careful of Vegetius. He's not a soldier himself, he's writing very late (about 400CE), its not clear what his sources for the armies of the earlier empire...
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vincecholewa
May 22, 2013 7:02 pm
About Early Imperial Roman auxilia, Adrian Goldsworthy writes in "Roman warfare":Â "Auxiliary infantry also included units of archers and contingents of...
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vincecholewa
May 22, 2013 7:07 pm
Sorry, the last paragrah should have started: "I agree, this is NOT directly relevant … " Vince Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note vincecholewa...
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torsjorvik
May 22, 2013 10:00 pm
Come on chaps enough is enough!!!, let it be finished this week. Kingo...
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Robert Beattie
beattieumichedu
May 22, 2013 10:11 pm
Not one diagram is yet to be seen by anybody in the review group. The crucial improvement in these rules structurally is the addition of diagrams. But I guess...
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David Kush
adherbaal
May 23, 2013 1:19 am
Maybe let them survive doubling, just recoiled, except against mounted? They don't fight well but the can break-off if losing? Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android...
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Vince Cholewa
vincecholewa
May 23, 2013 1:51 am
One of the options is to publish the rules soon and, in future, publish online free addenda and errata. Could even be a planned review cycle. Vince ...
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Robert Beattie
beattieumichedu
May 23, 2013 2:02 am
Without the diagrams, these rules will be very hard to understand. I can barely understand them as they are. I don't believe I could teach them to anybody...
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baronlakwa
May 23, 2013 5:43 am
Is there an a set of army lists available that is compatible with the May version of the 3.0 draft rules?...
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Andy
balesir
May 23, 2013 5:43 am
Hmmm, so that "diagram" didn't work too well... Let me try again - it should look like this (I hope): _________ CCC _______ B ___ _ AAA _ B ___ _______ B ___ ...
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renegade_dalek
May 23, 2013 8:00 am
Bob, Those of us that already play DBA have a considerable head start on new comers when it comes to understanding. I tried to show someone, who was an...
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Vince Cholewa
vincecholewa
May 23, 2013 10:19 am
Hi Tim I would assume the reason for the apparent horse archer paradox is the element is not "full" of soldiers. Much of it, in some cases most of it, is...
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s.andrews994
May 23, 2013 10:26 am
... Unfortunately, the Auxiliaries would still be unable to break-off, because Blades and Pikes automatically pursue and maintain contact. However, combining...
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Doug Melville
dmelville64
May 23, 2013 11:20 am
... no, Phil has asked that the latest and virtually final draft (just some last error checking before Monday) not be made publicly available, otherwise, as ...
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renegade_dalek
May 23, 2013 11:49 am
Hi Vince, I agree that we experienced DBA players probably see things this way but it's rather difficult to convince others who are accustomed to different...
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rich
rgause1066
May 23, 2013 12:35 pm
Maybe making Ax flee if doubled by Bd, Pk, and Sp would work, It would make them sort of halfway between Ps and a heavy foot element.... Rich Gause...
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David Kush
adherbaal
May 23, 2013 5:41 pm
Getting pushed back exposes your own sides flanks and eventuality pushed right off the field. Not a winning strategy. Your right it may have some problems,...
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WilliamM
turenneuk
May 23, 2013 8:38 pm
Your problem was that you were calling close combat 'melee'. They are not one and the same. You should have explained that the close combat was the 'ride by...
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Joe Bloggs
blayderunner
5:32 am
Au contraire, I don't think it's heresy at all to drop the HI combat factors: I think it works on a great many levels: 1. The movement is based on a 2-3-4 BW...
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s.andrews994
6:25 am
... Rich, Odd that you should mention this, because strangely enough, I did actually propose exactly that way back in April last year (see Yahoo message...
