tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post3892853820099755106..comments2024-03-27T21:17:25.335+11:00Comments on The Stronghold Rebuilt: Death In The DesertKaptain Koboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-77135845930585423402013-05-03T12:41:12.672+10:002013-05-03T12:41:12.672+10:00Something like that, yes.Something like that, yes.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-53145856888903777972013-05-03T12:38:00.463+10:002013-05-03T12:38:00.463+10:00As for Wild West, didn't Antigonus One-Eye use...As for Wild West, didn't Antigonus One-Eye use a Battle of the Little Bighorn army which consisted entirely of shooters or riders depending on the random roll of his opponent?cae5arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-44702832806833330872013-05-03T12:31:10.706+10:002013-05-03T12:31:10.706+10:00A personal favourite of mine - knight generals! I&...A personal favourite of mine - knight generals! I'm surprised the general wading in and getting cut off from his supports didn't result in the Parthian loss.cae5arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-83442618891131671382013-05-03T06:58:24.025+10:002013-05-03T06:58:24.025+10:00As for the Wild West I'm not sure. Riders, Sho...As for the Wild West I'm not sure. Riders, Shooters and Heroes sounds like a good place to start, whether you go for Outlaws, Posses, Indians or Cavalry. But I'm sure it's been discussed a few times on the HOTT Yahoo Group, if you can find the posts :)Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-59014121408677563412013-05-03T06:56:34.437+10:002013-05-03T06:56:34.437+10:00Obviously in HOTT the Parthian horse-archers are a...Obviously in HOTT the Parthian horse-archers are a little meatier, but then so are the Arab camels. The problem for the Parthians was that one Arab flank was a 'fortress' and that bad going on the other flank made it hard for the Parthians to quickly deploy and turn that Arab flank. A counter-attack by the Arab camels and cavalry stalled the Parthians and poor PIPs meant that they were spending most of their time fighting around the hill instead of pushing forward to assault the main line. The Arabs were able to spend PIPs on their main effort, the Parthians weren't.<br />Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-26753161390318006602013-05-03T04:18:38.310+10:002013-05-03T04:18:38.310+10:00Hi Kaptain,
I have always had a soft spot for Ara...Hi Kaptain,<br /><br />I have always had a soft spot for Arabs and Pathians so thank you for this report! The Pathian cataphracts need to get into action asap as invariably the horse archers get chased off. Timing is crucial with this army but when it works it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever....;-)<br /><br />As an aside - do you have any HOTTs thoughts on wild west armies?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.com